Definizione monolingua

congress

congress (plural congresses)

1. (archaic) A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review of Books, 2001, p. 48:

     After some little repast, he went to see Democritus [...]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress.

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.

   The National Congress of American Indians

5. Sexual intercourse.
6. A collective noun for a group of baboons.

Definizione dizionario congress

	congresso
	A formal meeting, often consisting of representatives of various organizations, that is assembled to promote, discuss or make arrangements regarding a particular subject or some matter of common interest.

assemblea

conferenza

consiglio

convegno

conversazione

riunione

Altri significati:

A collective noun for a group of baboons.

(archaic) A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.

A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.

An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.

Sexual intercourse.

(often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.

conference

legislative body