congress
noun | con·gress
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: a formal meeting of delegates
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a : the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially a republic
b : a single session of the U.S. legislature — see also house of representatives, senate
a : the U.S. legislature as it is composed for an enumerated two-year period the 101st Congress
b : a single session of the U.S. legislature — see also house of representatives, senate