congress meaning
congress :
meeting, assembly
noun
▪ The congress discussed new laws.
▪ The meeting talked about new laws.
▪ A congress of scientists met in the city.
▪ A group of scientists met in the city.
paraphrasing
▪ conference – meeting
▪ assembly – gathering
▪ convention – formal meeting
▪ gathering – meeting
Pronunciation
congress [ˈkɒŋ.ɡrɛs]
The stress is on 'con' and sounds like 'kong-gress'.
Common phrases and grammar about congress
congress - Common meaning
noun
meeting, assembly
Part of Speech Changes for "congress"
▪ congressional (adjective) – related to congress
▪ congressman (noun) – a member of congress
Common Expressions with "congress"
▪ hold a congress – to have a meeting
▪ attend a congress – to go to a meeting
▪ congress session – a meeting time
▪ congress debate – a meeting discussion
Important examples of congress in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, congress often refers to a formal meeting or legislative body.
Example of a confusing word: conference (a formal meeting for discussion)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Congress is used as a noun, often appearing in grammar questions to test understanding of its role in a sentence.
congress
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
joint congress
a meeting of two groups together
congress on the move
refers to a congress that travels or changes location
Differences between similar words and congress
congress
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conference
differences
Congress is a formal meeting, often legislative, while a conference is a meeting for discussion or training.
Words with the same origin as congress
The origin of congress
Congress comes from the Latin 'congressus', meaning 'a meeting or gathering'.
Word structure
It has the prefix con (together), root gress (step), and means 'stepping together'.
Words with the same origin
The root of congress is gress (step). Words with the same root include progress (to move forward) and regress (to move back).
