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congress
  1. (archaic) A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.
  2. A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
  3. (often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
  4. An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Two years ago, at a congress between members of the engineering and architectural professions, a few principles were discussed.”
      “The remaining lords overlook her transgressions for the chance to engage in congress with her.”
congression
  1. The act of coming together; congress.
  2. (genetics) The movement of chromosomes to the spindle equator during mitosis.
congresswoman
  1. A female member of congress
  2. (US) A female member of the House of Representatives
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  4. Examples:
    1. “A national commission chaired by a Democratic former congresswoman recommended reducing human inflows by a third.”
      “The former Republican congresswoman from Florida, who specialized in defense issues, died today of complications from a brain hemorrhage.”
      “I think that the congresswoman suggests a modus operandi, which is unfortunate.”
congressman
  1. A male member of congress.
  2. (US) A male member of the House of Representatives
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Today's congressman composes tightly worded sound bites and reads them from a cue card when reporters call.”
      “Lincoln did it when, as a congressman from Illinois, he excoriated President Polk for his war in Mexico.”
      “As a first-term Republican congressman, he is solidly entrenched in the Washington, D.C., world of campaign finance.”
congressperson
  1. A congressman or congresswoman.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Write your congressperson and tell them this isn't where cuts should occur.”
      “You encouraged girls to write to a local congressperson expressing their support for stem cell research.”
      “Try to arrange a meeting with the actual congressperson, not a hometown staffer who may not deal with policy issues.”
congresscritter
  1. (pejorative) A congressperson
congresscritters
  1. plural of congresscritter
congresspeople
congresspersons
congresswomen
  1. plural of congresswoman
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Since the President has endorsed equal marriage, more and more Democratic congressmen and congresswomen have come out in support of the cause.”
      “At the briefing, several speakers, including two congresswomen, drove home the message that eating disorders need more attention.”
      “A bipartisan group of congressmen and congresswomen are backing a new Defending American Jobs Act.”
congressmen
  1. plural of congressman
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The Treasury Secretary became ubiquitous at Federal Hall, proselytizing congressmen for assumption and packing the gallery with supporters.”
      “Why do you suppose senators are held in slightly higher esteem than congressmen?”
      “This is a bipartisan group of congressmen and senators who are looking into this.”
congressions
  1. plural of congression
congresses
  1. plural of congress
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In the past, disputes at Green party congresses were often vehement and passionate, although usually conducted on a very low level.”
      “At party congresses, the revisionists, who argued for a reconciliation with the existing social order, were regularly outvoted.”
      “The staging of international events, for example world fairs or cultural congresses, commonly generated anthologies of national songs.”
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