congress: Meaning and Definition of

con•gress

1. (cap.) the 96th Congress.
1. the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.
2. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership:the 96th Congress.
3. a session of this body:to speak in Congress.
2. the national legislative body of a nation, esp. of a republic.
3. a formal meeting or assembly of representatives for the discussion, arrangement, or promotion of some matter of common interest.
4. the act of coming together; an encounter; meeting.
5. an association, esp. one composed of representatives of various organizations.
6. familiar relations; dealings; intercourse.
7. coitus; sexual intercourse.

1. to assemble together; meet in congress.