congress
/ˈkɒŋgres/noun
1
- a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity（尤指政党、工会或某活动范围内的）代表会议（或大会）：
an international congress of mathematicians.
国际数学家代表大会。
2
Congress
a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington DC, was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.（尤指美国）国家立法机关, 国会, 议会（美国国会集会地为华盛顿国会大厦, 根据1787年宪法成立, 由参议院和众议院组成）。
3
- a society or organization, especially a political one（尤指政治性）协会, 组织, 团体。
4
- mass noun the action of coming together聚集, 聚会：
sexual congress.
性交。
派生词
congressional
adjectivecongressionally
adverb词源
late Middle English (denoting an encounter during battle)： from Latin congressus, from congredi 'meet', from con- 'together' + gradi 'walk'.