n.
Pronunciation: ' kä ŋ -gr ə s also -r ə s, Brit usu ' kä ŋ - ˌ gres
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin congressus, from congredi to come together, from com- + gradi to go ― more at GRADE
Date: 1528
1 a : the act or action of coming together and meeting b : COITUS
2 : a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and usually action on some question
3 : the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially of a republic
4 : an association usually made up of delegates from constituent organizations
5 : a single meeting or session of a group
– con · gres · sio · nal \ k ə n- ' gresh-n ə l, kän-, - ' gre-sh ə -n ə l \ adjective
– con · gres · sio · nal · ly adverb