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congress

Definition

  • noun: a formal meeting in which representatives or experts discuss important matters, make decisions, etc.
  • noun: the act or action of coming together and meeting
  • used in the names of some political parties
  • synonyms: parliament, diet, convocation

Examples

  • She was recently elected to the country's 'congress'.

  • The bill easily passed both houses of 'Congress'.

  • the 'congresses' of Mexico and Chile

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) to the world. You're afraid of a PR problem? Of course I'm afraid of a PR problem. Another mission? Congress won't reimburse us for a paper clip... If I put a dead astronaut on the front page of He's not going anywhere, (..)
    2015 The Martian
  • (..) I need you to authorize my satellite time. It's not gonna happen. We're funded for five missions. I think I can get congress to authorize a sixth. No. evac'd after sols. There's half a mission (..)
    2015 The Martian