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Formal meeting of representatives
War The Congress of Troppau (1820) The Congress of Tucumán (1816) The Congress of Utrecht (1712–1713) The Congress of Verona (1822) The Congress of Vienna
Congress
Political party in India
The Indian National Congress (INC), also known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a big tent political party in India. It is India’s oldest
Indian_National_Congress
US Congress research library
Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the de
Library_of_Congress
Political party in India
The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), formally the Trinamool Congress (TMC; transl. Grassroots Congress), is an Indian political party based in the
Trinamool_Congress
Indian political party
Congress (A) was a political party in India founded by A. K. Antony when he split from the Indian National Congress (U), itself a splinter group of the
Congress_(A)
Bicameral legislature of the United States
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body
United_States_Congress
Indian political party
Kerala Congress is an Indian political party founded in Kottayam, Kerala on 9 October 1964, by a block of former Indian National Congress leaders led by
Kerala_Congress
Political party in India
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP; lit. 'Youth, Labour, and Farmer Congress Party'), often shortened to simply the YSR Congress Party, is an Indian
YSR_Congress_Party
1814–1815 meetings to create a peace plan for Europe
The Congress of Vienna of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political
Congress_of_Vienna
Political party in India
National Congress (Organisation) also known as Congress (O) or Syndicate/Old Congress was the rightist faction of Indian National Congress formed when
Syndicate_Congress
Governing body in the Soviet Union and Republican China
The Congress of Soviets was the supreme governing body of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and several other Soviet republics and national
Congress_of_Soviets
Convention of delegates that became the governing body of the United States (1774–1789)
The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, who acted as the Provisional Government for the Thirteen Colonies
Continental_Congress
Political party in India
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is a state-level political party in India and one of the major political parties in Maharashtra.[1] The party has
Nationalist_Congress_Party
Political party in Puducherry, India
The All India N. R. Congress (abbr. AINRC) is a regional political party formed by the Chief Minister of Puducherry, N. Rangaswamy in the Indian union
All_India_N._R._Congress
Central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress (INC)
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is the presidium or the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress. It is composed of members
All_India_Congress_Committee
Political party in India
Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) was the leftist faction of the Indian National Congress led by Indira Gandhi, formed after the party split due
Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)
Indian_National_Congress_(Requisitionists)
Governing body of the United States from 1781 to 1789
The Congress of the Confederation, or the Confederation Congress, formally referred to as the United States in Congress Assembled, was the governing body
Congress_of_the_Confederation
Federal capital district of the United States
creation of a federal district under exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. As such, Washington, D.C., is not part of any state, and is not one itself
Washington,_D.C.
National legislature of the Philippines
The Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is bicameral, composed
Congress_of_the_Philippines
Social democratic political party in Nepal
The Nepali Congress (NC; Nepali: नेपाली कांग्रेस [neˈpali ˈkaŋres]), colloquially known as the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a social democratic
Nepali_Congress
Semi-autonomous polity (1815–1915)
Congress Poland, or the Congress Kingdom of Poland, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland, was a polity created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna as
Congress_Poland
Topics referred to by the same term
Congress Party may refer to: Indian National Congress, a major political party in India Congress Party (Barbados), a minor defunct political party in Barbados
Congress_Party
Lower house of the Cortes Generales
The Congress of Deputies (Spanish: Congreso de los Diputados) is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch, the upper house being
Congress_of_Deputies
Indian political party
Kerala Congress (Jacob) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a faction of Kerala Congress founded by the former minister
Kerala_Congress_(Jacob)
Constituent polity of the United States
Constitution. States and their citizens are represented in the United States Congress, a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives
U.S._state
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Congress, congress, Congres, or congres in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations
Congress_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
World Congress may refer to: Bahá'í World Congress Ukrainian World Congress, for Ukrainian communities in the diaspora World Amazigh Congress World Armenian
World_Congress
Numbering system for catalog records
The Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) is a serially based system of numbering cataloged records in the Library of Congress, in the United States
Library of Congress Control Number
Library_of_Congress_Control_Number
Indian political party
Congress (Secular) is a political party in Kerala, India. It is a residual faction of Indian Congress (Socialist) that was formed in 1978. It is currently
Congress_(Secular)
Head of state and government of the United States
Second Continental Congress. Recognizing the necessity of closely coordinating their efforts against the British, the Continental Congress simultaneously
President of the United States
President_of_the_United_States
Legislative body of FIFA
and beach soccer. The congress may be ordinary or extraordinary. An ordinary congress meets every year; an extraordinary congress may be convened by the
FIFA_Congress
Oral sex position
the one towards the feet of the other and carry on [mouth] congress, it is called the 'congress of a crow'." In reference to the sex position, "69" has become
69_(sex_position)
1775–1781 convention of the Thirteen Colonies
The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and
Second_Continental_Congress
Supreme organ of state power of China
People's Congress (NPC) is the supreme organ of state power of the People's Republic of China that heads the country's system of people's congress. It is
National_People's_Congress
Political party in West Bengal, India
Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in 1966
Bangla_Congress
Political party in Nigeria
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC; Hausa: Majalisar Dimokuradiyya ta Najeriya; Igbo: Òtù Ndị Ọchịchị Mba Naịjiriya; Yoruba: Ile-igbimọ Democratic ti
Nigeria_Democratic_Congress
41st legislative term of the Philippines
The 20th Congress of the Philippines (Filipino: Ikadalawampung Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,
20th Congress of the Philippines
20th_Congress_of_the_Philippines
Indian political party
Kerala Congress (M) or Kerala Congress (Mani) is a state-level political party in the Indian state of Kerala, currently led by chairman Jose K. Mani.
Kerala_Congress_(M)
National legislature of Mexico
The Congress of the Union (Spanish: Congreso de la Unión, pronounced [koŋˈɡɾeso ðe lawˈnjon]), formally known as the General Congress of the United Mexican
Congress_of_the_Union
Congress-led alliance in Kerala, India
The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the Indian National Congress–led alliance of political parties in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the two
United Democratic Front (Kerala)
United_Democratic_Front_(Kerala)
Political party in India
The Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP–SP) is a political party in India formed under the leadership of Sharadchandra Pawar (commonly
Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar
Nationalist_Congress_Party_–_Sharadchandra_Pawar
Indian political party
The Congress for Democracy (CFD) was an Indian political party founded in 1977 by Jagjivan Ram. It was formed after Jagjivan Ram, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
Congress_for_Democracy
government. All states and their residents are represented in the federal Congress, a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives
List of states and territories of the United States
List_of_states_and_territories_of_the_United_States
1820 conference of the Quintuple Alliance
The Congress of Troppau was a conference of the Quintuple Alliance to discuss means of suppressing the revolution in Naples of July 1820, and at which
Congress_of_Troppau
Executive committee of the Indian National Congress (INC)
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is the executive committee of the Indian National Congress. It was formed in December 1920 at Nagpur session of INC
Congress_Working_Committee
International meeting of chemists in 1860
The Karlsruhe Congress was an international meeting of chemists organized by August Kekulé and held in Karlsruhe, Germany from 3 to 5 September 1860. It
Karlsruhe_Congress
The Congress of Gniezno (Polish: Zjazd gnieźnieński) was an amicable meeting between the Polish Duke Bolesław I the Brave and Emperor Otto III, which took
Congress_of_Gniezno
from 12 to 13 April 2026 to elect the president, vice presidents, and the Congress of the Republic of Peru. As no presidential candidate achieved a majority
2026 Peruvian general election
2026_Peruvian_general_election
Bicameral national legislature of Colombia
The Congress of the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: Congreso de la República de Colombia) is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature
Congress_of_Colombia
American politician
Richard Congress was a candidate for United States President of the Socialist Workers Party. He was one of three candidates the party had that year, the
Richard_Congress
Essential office of an elected members called congress
A member of congress (MOC), also known as a congressman, congresswoman or congressperson is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into
Member_of_congress
List of the heads of government of the Republic of India
Indian National Congress, lost the 1977 Indian general election to the Janata Party, whose leader Morarji Desai became the first non-Congress prime minister
List of prime ministers of India
List_of_prime_ministers_of_India
2009–2011 U.S. legislative term
The 111th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government from January 3, 2009, until January 3
111th_United_States_Congress
American politician (born 1970)
assembly district and congressional district are anchored in Brooklyn. In Congress, Jeffries chaired the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2023. The members
Hakeem_Jeffries
1774 meeting of American colonial delegates
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates of twelve of the Thirteen Colonies (Georgia did not attend) held from September 5 to October
First_Continental_Congress
American government recognitions
The Thanks of Congress is a series of formal resolutions passed by the United States Congress originally to extend the government's formal thanks for
Thanks_of_Congress
Indian political party
Nationalist Congress Kerala or Democratic Congress Kerala, is a political party in Kerala, India, formed after the split in Nationalist Congress Party in
Kerala_Democratic_Party
Political party in India
in 1967 the DMK became the first party other than the Indian National Congress to win state-level elections with a clear majority on its own in India
Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam
Indian political party
The Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) alias Moopanar Congress (transl. Tamil State Congress (Moopanar); abbr. TMC(M)) is an Indian regional political
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
Tamil_Maanila_Congress_(Moopanar)
Political party in India
Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian National Congress (R). They included the conservative Indian National Congress (Organisation), the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya
Janata_Party
Head of Government of West Bengal
Indian state of West Bengal. Prafulla Chandra Ghosh of the Indian National Congress (INC) became the state's first head of government as Premier before the
Chief_Minister_of_West_Bengal
Chief executives of the INC
The President of the Indian National Congress is the chief executive of the Indian National Congress (INC), one of the principal political parties in
List of presidents of the Indian National Congress
List_of_presidents_of_the_Indian_National_Congress
Painting by Édouard Dubufe
The Congress of Paris (French: Le Congrès de Paris) is an 1856 history painting by the French artist Édouard Dubufe. It depicts the international diplomats
The_Congress_of_Paris
1776 American national founding document
On July 4, 1776, it was adopted unanimously by the Second Continental Congress, who were convened at Pennsylvania State House, later renamed Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
National government of the United States
The powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts of Congress, including the creation of executive departments and courts subordinate
Federal government of the United States
Federal_government_of_the_United_States
Museum and former capitol building in Philadelphia, USA
Congress Hall, located in Philadelphia at the intersection of Chestnut and 6th Streets, served as the seat of the United States Congress from December
Congress_Hall
1808 meeting to reinstate France and Russia's alliance
The Congress of Erfurt was the meeting between Napoleon, Emperor of the French, and Alexander I, Emperor of All Russia, from Tuesday 27 September to Friday
Congress_of_Erfurt
A Salsa congress is a multi-day dance festival featuring workshops, social dancing, performances and competitions focusing on Salsa dancing. The format
Salsa_congress
American set of romanization standards
ALA-LC (American Library Association – Library of Congress) is a set of standards for romanization, the representation of text in other writing systems
ALA-LC_romanization
Supreme control body of UEFA
The UEFA Congress (French: Congrès de l'UEFA, German: UEFA-Kongress) is the supreme controlling organ of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
UEFA_Congress
This list of members of the United States Congress by wealth includes the fifty richest members of Congress as of 2018. It displays the net worth (the
List of current members of the United States Congress by wealth
List_of_current_members_of_the_United_States_Congress_by_wealth
Legislative body in present-day Mexico
The Congress of Chilpancingo (Spanish: Congreso de Chilpancingo), also known as the Congress of Anáhuac, was the first, independent congress that replaced
Congress_of_Chilpancingo
Upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
the Philippines (Filipino: Senado ng Pilipinas) is the upper house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives
Senate_of_the_Philippines
National Congress 2024 Manifesto". Indian National Congress. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024. "Congress promises '
2024_Indian_general_election
Lower house of the U.S. Congress
States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together
United States House of Representatives
United_States_House_of_Representatives
Constituent assembly that created Gran Colombia
The Congress of Cúcuta was a constituent assembly where the Republic of Colombia (historiographically called Gran Colombia because it covered the territories
Congress_of_Cúcuta
an outright majority and the second since the 1977 elections that a non-Congress coalition had done so. It was also the third consecutive election in which
1999_Indian_general_election
Leader of the executive branch of the Government of Tamil Nadu
ministers. The first four chief ministers belonged to the Indian National Congress, of which K. Kamaraj held the post for the longest, for more than nine
Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu
State representative of China
state representative was bestowed on the chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee. The office was reinstated in the 1982 constitution
President_of_China
1754 meeting of British American colonies
The Albany Congress (June 19 – July 11, 1754), also known as the Albany Convention of 1754, was a meeting of representatives sent by the legislatures of
Albany_Congress
CDP in Yavapai County, Arizona
Congress (aka Old Congress) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Once a gold-mining center for the Congress Mine
Congress,_Arizona
Assembly of the Catholic Church
In the Catholic Church, a Eucharistic congress is a gathering of clergy, religious, and laity to bear witness to the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist
Eucharistic_congress
Topics referred to by the same term
Catholic Congress may refer to: Catholic lay organisations Catholic Congress Global, laity organisation of Syro-Malabar Church This disambiguation page
Catholic_Congress
1971 novel by Stanisław Lem
The Futurological Congress (Polish: Kongres futurologiczny) is a 1971 black humour science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem. It details the
The_Futurological_Congress
Political party in India
states. The All-India Party Congress is the supreme authority of the CPI(M). However, during the time between two party congresses, the Central Committee is
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)
Upper house of the US Congress
The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower
United_States_Senate
Indian political party
Rashtriya Congress was an Indian political party founded in December 1982 by Ratubhai Adani and functioned until October 1984. In 1983, Rashtriya Congress joined
Rashtriya_Congress
Head of the Library of Congress
The librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United
Librarian_of_Congress
Lower house of the Congress of the Philippines
of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate as the upper house. The lower house is commonly referred to as Congress, although
House of Representatives of the Philippines
House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines
Indian political party
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (Kerala PCC or KPCC) is the Kerala state unit of the Indian National Congress. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
Kerala_Pradesh_Congress_Committee
1826 convention of Latin American republics
The Congress of Panama (also referred to as the Amphictyonic Congress, in homage to the Amphictyonic League of Ancient Greece) was a congress organized
Congress_of_Panama
government led by Inder Kumar Gujral collapsed when the Indian National Congress (INC) withdrew its support in November 1997. The result was another hung
1998_Indian_general_election
1435 diplomatic meeting during the Hundred Years' War
The Congress of Arras was a diplomatic congregation established at Arras in the summer of 1435 during the Hundred Years' War, between representatives of
Congress_of_Arras
International federation
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) is an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations, founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in August 1936
World_Jewish_Congress
Gathering of representatives from Olympic Movement
An Olympic Congress, also known as IOC Congress is a large gathering of representatives from the different constituencies of the Olympic Movement, organised
Olympic_Congress
Alliance (NDA) won a total of 336 seats. Although the Indian National Congress (INC) was defeated by a landslide, the BJP's vote share was the lowest
2014_Indian_general_election
Inter-war cycle of cultural meetings
The Volta Congress (Italian: Convegno Volta) was the name given to each of the international conferences on various topics held in Rome, Italy by the Royal
Volta_Congress
Historic building in Tucson, Arizona
The Hotel Congress is a federally recognized historic building located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. It was built in 1918 and designed by the Los Angeles
Hotel_Congress
Monumental column in Brussels, Belgium
The Congress Column (French: Colonne du Congrès [kɔlɔn dy kɔ̃ɡʁɛ]; Dutch: Congreskolom [kɔŋˈɣrɛskoːˌlɔm]) is a monumental column in Brussels, Belgium,
Congress_Column
2011–2013 U.S. legislative term
The 112th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2011, until January 3
112th_United_States_Congress
CONGRESS
CONGRESS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.John Mifflin (born 1640) came to Delaware from Warminster, Wiltshire, England, in the 1670s. He is probably the same person as the John Mifflin, a Quaker, who built his home, ‘Fountain Green’, in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, in 1679. His fourth-generation descendant Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800) was a member of the Continental Congress, a revolutionary soldier, and governor of PA.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Loingsigh ‘descendant of Loingseach’, a personal name meaning ‘mariner’ (from long ‘ship’). This is now a common surname in Ireland but of different local origins, for example chieftain families in counties Antrim and Tipperary, while in Ulster and Connacht there were families called Ó Loingseacháin who later shortened their name to Ó Loingsigh and also Anglicized it as Lynch.Irish (Anglo-Norman) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Linseach, itself a Gaelicized form of Anglo-Norman French de Lench, the version found in old records. This seems to be a local name, but its origin is unknown. One family of bearers of this name was of Norman origin, but became one of the most important tribes of Galway.English : topographic name for someone who lived on a slope or hillside, Old English hlinc, or perhaps a habitational name from Lynch in Dorset or Somerset or Linch in Sussex, all named with this word.This name was brought independently from Ireland to North America by many bearers. Jonack Lynch emigrated from Ireland to SC shortly after the first settlement of that colony in 1670. His grandson Thomas Lynch, born in 1727 in Berkeley Co., SC, was a member of both Continental Congresses, and his great-grandson, also called Thomas Lynch, born 1749 in Winyaw, SC, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Fenton.John Vinton was a resident of Lynn, MA, as early as 1648. He had numerous prominent descendants, including Samuel Finley Vinton, who was born in South Hadley, MA, in 1792, and became on OH congressman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Hann + the hypocoristic suffix -cok, which was commonly added to personal names (see Cocke).Dutch : from Middle Dutch hanecoc ‘winkle’, ‘periwinkle’ (a type of shellfish), probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold shellfish.Thomas Hancock, the uncle of Declaration of Independence signatory John Hancock (1736/7–93), was among the foremost of 18th-century American businessmen. He was a descendant of Nathaniel Hancock, who was known to have been in Cambridge, MA, as early as 1634. Born in Braintree, MA, John Hancock was president of the Second Continental Congress and the first governor of the state of MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, most likely for a tall, thin man with long legs, from Middle English cran ‘crane’ (the bird), Old English cran, cron. The term included the heron until the introduction of a separate word for the latter in the 14th century.Dutch : variant spelling of Krane.English translation of German Krahn or Kranich.The American writer Stephen Crane (1871–1900) was named for a NJ ancestor who was a delegate to the Continental Congress. He was descended from a Stephen Crane who, coming probably from England or Wales, settled at Elizabethtown, NJ, as early as 1665.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fry.North German : variant of Frey.Joseph Frye (1711/12–94) was a military officer from Andover, MA, where the family had long been of local prominence. In 1762, he was granted a township in ME, later named Fryeburg after him, and moved his family there. His great-great-grandson William Pierce Frye was born in Lewiston, ME, and served in Congress, first as a member of the House of Representatives and then the Senate from 1871 until his death in 1911.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at a house on a hill, Middle English hill + hus.Scottish and northern Irish : habitational name from any of several minor places so called in Ayrshire.Rev. James Hillhouse, the first minister of Montville, CT, came to America from Co. Londonderry, Ireland, about 1720. His grandson James Hillhouse was a Federalist congressman from CT and treasurer of Yale College from 1782 to 1832.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English clǣg ‘clay’, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of clay soil or as a metonymic occupational name for a worker in a clay pit (see Clayman).Americanized spelling of German Klee.The relatively common English name Clay had several American forebears in the 18th century. Henry Clay, born in Hanover, VA, in 1777, secretary of state for President John Quincy Adams, was descended from English ancestors who came to VA shortly after the founding of Jamestown. The revolutionary war officer Joseph Clay, also a member of the Continental Congress, was a native of Yorkshire, England, who emigrated to GA in 1760 and was a founder of the University of Georgia.
CONGRESS
CONGRESS
Girl/Female
English American Greek
resurrection; or of Eustace: fruitful.
Boy/Male
Irish Gaelic
Surname.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Hrivaan | ஹà¯à®°à¯€à®µà®¾à®¨
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Movement; Motion
Girl/Female
Tamil
Famed, Proclaimed, Noisy
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, Muslim, Nigerian
Patience; Perseverance; Answer; Singer
Girl/Female
Danish, French, German
Assistant; Spring Up; Grow; Thrive
Boy/Male
Tamil
Diptanu | தீபà¯à®¤à®¾à®¨à¯à®‚
Shiner
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Barra, BARRY means "fair-headed."Â
Boy/Male
Indian
Acceptance, Good will
CONGRESS
CONGRESS
CONGRESS
CONGRESS
CONGRESS
v. i.
To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress.
n.
The standard unit in the measure of electrical resistance, being the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere. As defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893, and by United States Statute, it is a resistance substantially equal to 109 units of resistance of the C.G.S. system of electro-magnetic units, and is represented by the resistance offered to an unvarying electric current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice 14.4521 grams in mass, of a constant cross-sectional area, and of the length of 106.3 centimeters. As thus defined it is called the international ohm.
v. i.
In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed.
pl.
of Congressman
a.
Of or pertaining to a congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States; as, congressional debates.
n.
One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament.
v. t.
To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill.
n.
An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies.
a.
Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past or future; as, the present session of Congress; the present state of affairs; the present instance.
a.
Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion, or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress; a special sermon.
n.
Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree; rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in Congress.
n.
The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampere. It is practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15¡ C.
n.
A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
pl.
of Congress
v. t.
To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.
n.
A member of the Congress of the United States, esp. of the House of Representatives.
a.
To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest; to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress.
n.
To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress.
v. t.
To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.
v. i.
To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support for office; as, to run some one for Congress.