congress
noun [C, + sing/pl verb] /ˈkɒŋ.ɡres/
/ˈkɑːŋ-/ Definition
› a large formal meeting of representatives from countries or societies at which ideas are discussed and information is exchanged: an international/medical congress the congress of the Australian Council of Trade UnionsOfficial meetingsMeeting people
(Definition of congress noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- AGM noun
- annual general meeting noun
- assembly noun (MEETING)
- assizes noun
- caucus noun
- convention noun (MEETING)
- council of war noun
- inquorate adjective
- plenary noun
- powwow noun
- quorate adjective
- quorum noun
- round-table adjective
- sit verb (MEET)
- sitting noun (MEETING)
- speaking engagement noun
- summit noun (MEETING)
- teleconference noun
- the order of the day idiom
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