Definition of Congress

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Congress

A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter.

A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things.

The coming together of a male and female in sexual commerce; the act of coition.

A gathering or assembly; a conference.

A formal assembly, as of princes, deputies, representatives, envoys, or commissioners; esp., a meeting of the representatives of several governments or societies to consider and determine matters of common interest.

The collective body of senators and representatives of the people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the chief legislative body of the nation.

The lower house of the Spanish Cortes, the members of which are elected for three years.

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Congress Quotations

If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour?
Thomas Jefferson

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
Ronald Reagan

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.
Mark Twain

Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
Mark Twain

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress.
Mark Twain

There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.
Mark Twain

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also.
Theodore Roosevelt

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.
George Washington

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
Will Rogers

Congress Translations

congress in Dutch is congres
congress in Latin is conventus
congress in Spanish is congreso
congress in Swedish is kongress

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