1
as in parliament
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit
the national emergency required a special session of congress
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
following World War I a great congress of world leaders took place in Paris to plan the postwar world
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
the Canada Trades and Labor Congress
Synonyms & Similar Words
4
as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
laws that once prohibited congress between people of different races
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of congress
Most recently, Republicans began the 106th and 107th congresses with 222 or fewer seats around the turn of the millennium.
—
Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Le Pen began laying the groundwork for his succession at a party congress in 2003, naming Marine — the youngest of his three daughters — to the post of vice president.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The 2034 World Cup was officially awarded to Saudi Arabia, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced Wednesday after a virtual congress.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
The hosts of the tournament will be confirmed at a FIFA congress on 11 December and the Saudi bid is uncontested so far.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for congress
Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Le Pen began laying the groundwork for his succession at a party congress in 2003, naming Marine — the youngest of his three daughters — to the post of vice president.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The 2034 World Cup was officially awarded to Saudi Arabia, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced Wednesday after a virtual congress.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
The hosts of the tournament will be confirmed at a FIFA congress on 11 December and the Saudi bid is uncontested so far.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for congress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
Noun
-
In January, the parliament adopted a new contentious electoral code allowing military personnel to run in elections.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
-
The former teacher who became a member of the Gambian parliament as part of Jammeh’s political party said Correa used a stick to beat him.—
Colleen Slevin,
Denver Post,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Vrabel then asked players to resist pulling sweatshirt hoodies over their heads during meetings.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
-
What to know Trump put pressure on Republicans to pass the bill during a Tuesday meeting with lawmakers.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
-
Some health organizations say more scientific research should be done on the impacts of long-term or high-concentrated exposures to permethrin, especially for crew members.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Raising awareness and accepting that autistic children of both sexes should be allowed special accommodations at school, such as taking tests in a separate room or wearing headphones.—
Matt Villano,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
-
The changes came after President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that the U.S. government would only recognize two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Kaitlyn Schwanemann,
NBC news,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Delegitimizing the judiciary, the last constitutional brake when the legislature is co-opted and feckless?—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
-
Senate Democrats argue the executive branch holds no power to dismantle an organization — USAID — that was established by Congress or hold back funds appropriated by the legislature.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
-
And while in many categories a Super Bowl ad is no proof of the entrepreneurial, in January, Horwood and her team broke company and category conventions with a campaign to raise awareness and drive screenings for breast cancer.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
After pushback from the university — the institute’s projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
-
After pushback from the university — the institute's projects included work to reduce health care disparities between rural and urban areas — the NIH restored its grant March 29.—
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
-
Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.—
Mattia Dognini,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Congress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congress. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share