congress

«congress» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The group of people elected to make laws in the USA, made… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a congress, congresses; Congress)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Congress, US) The group of people elected to make laws in the USA, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. tree →

2) A large formal meeting of representatives from many groups or countries: a medical congress. tree →

3) A law-making body in some other countries. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons about the USA, Congress passes laws, and the President signs them. In news, a congress is a big conference. Phrases: in Congress, member of Congress, Congress passed a law, a world congress.

examples

• At the International Mathematical Congress held in Paris in 1900, Cantor suggested that zero was pro- bably in use among the Babylonians as early as 1700 B. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• Congress meets in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. tree →
• The new law was passed by Congress. tree →
• A member of Congress visited our school. tree →
• Doctors from many countries met at an international congress. tree →
• Congress has two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives. tree →
• The UK has Parliament instead of Congress. tree →
• On the wall hung a large colored print, representing the congress of Vienna, and all the kings and emperors at once. tree →

note

Capital C for the US law-making body; small c for a big meeting. Adjective: congressional. Other countries have a parliament (UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) or the Dáil (Ireland).

In the corpora

• A parliament is a group of elected representatives who debate and make laws; in the United States it is called Congress.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «congress» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.