Congress — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the legislature of the United States government

a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈuːpɛlɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒŋɡɹɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒŋɡɹɛs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈuːpɛlɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sexual intercourse US Congress coitus sexual congress carnal knowledge sexual relation intercourse coition U.S. Congress United States Congress copulation relation sex act

Word Forms

copulate	verb	engage in sexual intercourse
coital	adjective	of or relating to coitus or copulation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kongress

die Legislative der Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten

🇫🇷French

congrès

la législature du gouvernement des États-Unis

🇪🇸Spanish

congreso

la legislatura del gobierno de los Estados Unidos

🇮🇹Italian

congresso

la legislatura del governo degli Stati Uniti

🇳🇱Dutch

congres

de wetgevende macht van de Amerikaanse regering

🇵🇹Portuguese

congresso

a legislatura do governo dos Estados Unidos

🇷🇺Russian

конгресс

законодательный орган правительства Соединенных Штатов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कांग्रेस

संयुक्त राज्य सरकार की विधायिका

🇧🇩Bengali

কংগ্রেস

মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র সরকারের আইনসভা

🇮🇳Tamil

காங்கிரஸ்

அமெரிக்க அரசாங்கத்தின் சட்டமன்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాంగ్రెస్

యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ ప్రభుత్వం యొక్క శాసనసభ

🇮🇳Marathi

काँग्रेस

युनायटेड स्टेट्स सरकारचे कायदेमंडळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોંગ્રેસ

યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ સરકારની ધારાસભા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್

ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ಸ್ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോൺഗ്രസ്

യുണൈറ്റഡ് സ്റ്റേറ്റ്സ് ഗവൺമെൻ്റിൻ്റെ നിയമനിർമ്മാണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਂਗਰਸ

ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੀ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کانگریس

ریاستہائے متحدہ کی حکومت کی مقننہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

国会

美国政府立法机关

🇯🇵Japanese

会議

米国政府の立法府

🇰🇷Korean

대회

미국 정부의 입법부

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đại hội

cơ quan lập pháp của chính phủ Hoa Kỳ

🇹🇭Thai

รัฐสภา

สภานิติบัญญัติของรัฐบาลสหรัฐอเมริกา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kongres

badan legislatif pemerintah Amerika Serikat

🇵🇭Filipino

kongreso

ang lehislatura ng gobyerno ng Estados Unidos

🇲🇾Malay

kongres

badan perundangan kerajaan Amerika Syarikat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكونغرس

الهيئة التشريعية لحكومة الولايات المتحدة

🇮🇷Persian

کنگره

قوه مقننه دولت ایالات متحده

🇹🇷Turkish

kongre

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri hükümetinin yasama organı

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹנגרֶס

בית המחוקקים של ממשלת ארצות הברית

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