Congress

·noun A gathering or assembly; a conference.

II. Congress ·noun A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock;

— said of things.

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

IV. Congress ·noun A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an Encounter.

V. Congress ·noun The coming together of a male and female in sexual commerce; the act of Coition.

VI. Congress ·noun 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.

VII. Congress ·noun 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.