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KONGR-es/ˈkɒŋɡres/

A congress is a large formal meeting, or (in some countries) the elected law-making body: a party congress; Congress (US). Conference is a close twin (already in the dictionary); parliament is the UK legislature (already elsewhere). Date the party congress in the source. Mix-up: congregation (previous); progress. Do not write congress for a casual coffee chat.

Meaning

A large formal meeting, or (in some countries) the elected law-making body.

Examples

• “Date the party congress in the source, not a travel fair.”
• “A bill in Congress featured in the comparative politics extract, which is the legislature sense.”

Good to know

a party / trade congress; Congress (US). Close: conference. UK legislature: parliament. Trap: congregation. Politics, history, and news. A formal assembly, or a legislature — specify.

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