congressn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒŋɡrɛs/,

/ˈkɒŋɡrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈkɑŋɡrəs/

Etymology: < Latin congressus going or coming together, meeting, < congress- , participial stem of congredī to go together: see congredient adj. and n.: compare French congrès (congrez in Cotgrave 1611).

a. The action of coming together (of persons); a meeting, interview.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > meeting or assembling for common purpose > [noun] > a meeting

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samingc1400

advocationa1425

meetingc1425

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congression1611

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rendezvous1628

comitia1631

society1712

majlis1821

get-up1826

agora1886

1528 J. Foxe Let. to Gardiner in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. xxvi. 81 After iij or iiij congresses ye see no likelihode..to relent and cesse your suit.

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. iii. 400 They [sc. lovers]..commonly blush at their first congresse.

a1727 I. Newton Short. Chron. 1st Memory in Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) Introd. 4 The Congress of Solon with Crœsus some think they can confute by Chronology.

1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vii. ii. 94 There never was a Congress of Friendship wherein more was said and felt.

†b. The assembling of a society, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > meeting or assembling for common purpose > [noun]

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convention1490

visaginga1500

conventicle1589

conventinga1625

conjuncture1644

convening1659

congress1675

1675 J. Ogilby Britannia Introd. 6 It is now the Place of Congress for the Royal Society.

†2. A coming together, meeting (of things). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > towards each other or convergence

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congress1578

concurrency1597

flocking1604

confluence1606

contraction1610

congression1611

closing1625

conflux1655

coition1656

concurrencea1661

convolation1676

concursion1692

convergence1713

convergency1794

the world > space > relative position > inclination > state or quality of being convergent > [noun] > action or fact of converging

congress1578

contracting1585

congression1611

concentration1612

concentering1641

convergence1713

convergency1794

convergement1839

focusing1844

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 4 A mutuall Congresse, or Coarticulation of the bones.

1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 111 Medicinal Nitre..in congress with a certain sulphur.

1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 58 A fortuitous Congress of Atoms.

1760 Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 355 Their electricity suffers no diminution from the shock of their congress.

†3. An encounter in opposition or combat. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > an act or instance of > a hostile encounter

encounter1297

counterc1330

brusha1400

recountering1410

recountera1470

encountering1482

re-encounter1525

re-encountry1569

passage1608

congression?1611

confronta1626

traverse1640

clash1646

congress1646

conjunction1648

head-to-head1899

go-around1912

mano a mano1950

face-off1956

bitchfest1985

1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III i. 9 In divers hazardous congresses and battels.

1689 T. Plunket Char. Good Commander 4 Fairfax his Regiment..was near surpriz'd..Which congress they would needs an Horse-race call.

1727 N. Lardner Wks. (1838) I. 98 The congress of Vitellius and Artabanus.

4. Sexual union, copulation, coition.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] > sexual intercourse

ymonec950

moneOE

meanc1175

manredc1275

swivinga1300

couplec1320

companyc1330

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the service of Venusc1350

miskissinga1387

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flesha1400

knowledgea1400

knowledginga1400

japec1400

commoning?c1425

commixtionc1429

itc1440

communicationc1450

couplingc1475

mellingc1480

carnality1483

copulation1483

mixturea1500

Venus act?1507

Venus exercise?1507

Venus play?1507

Venus work?1507

conversation?c1510

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act?1532

carnal knowledge1532

occupying?1544

congression1546

soil1555

conjunction1567

fucking1568

rem in re1568

commixture1573

coiture1574

shaking of the sheets?1577

cohabitation1579

bedding1589

congress1589

union1598

embrace1599

making-outa1601

rutting1600

noddy1602

poop-noddy1606

conversinga1610

carnal confederacy1610

wapping1610

businessa1612

coition1615

doinga1616

amation1623

commerce1624

hot cocklesa1627

other thing1628

buck1632

act of love1638

commistion1658

subagitation1658

cuntc1664

coit1671

intimacy1676

the last favour1676

quiffing1686

old hat1697

correspondence1698

frigging1708

Moll Peatley1711

coitus1713

sexual intercourse1753

shagging1772

connection1791

intercourse1803

interunion1822

greens1846

tail1846

copula1864

poking1864

fuckeea1866

sex relation1871

wantonizing1884

belly-flopping1893

twatting1893

jelly roll1895

mattress-jig1896

sex1900

screwing1904

jazz1918

zig-zig1918

other1922

booty1926

pigmeat1926

jazzing1927

poontang1927

relations1927

whoopee1928

nookie1930

hump1931

jig-a-jig1932

homework1933

quickie1933

nasty1934

jig-jig1935

crumpet1936

pussy1937

Sir Berkeley1937

pom-pom1945

poon1947

charvering1954

mollocking1959

leg1967

rumpy-pumpy1968

shafting1971

home plate1972

pata-pata1977

bonking1985

legover1985

knobbing1986

rumpo1986

fanny1993

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xi. sig. ij^v It is, two strange serpents entertangled in their amorous congresse.

1737 L. Clarke Compl. Hist. Bible I. i. 46 [They] had each of them a Son from that incestuous Congress.

1766 J. Parsons in Philos. Trans. 1765 (Royal Soc.) 55 47 People..expect the issue of such a marriage would be tawny; which indeed is the usual effect produced by the congress of black and white persons.

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 38 In all higher Vertebrata, the ova are impregnated by sexual congress.

a. Social intercourse, converse.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > [noun]

conversationc1340

dolea1400

repairc1425

fellowshipc1450

frequentation?1520

communion1529

society1531

commerce1537

commercement1537

society1538

trade1555

intercourse1557

company1576

intercommunication1586

interdeal1591

entertain1602

consort1607

entregent1607

quarter1608

commercing1610

converse1610

trucka1625

congress1628

socialty1638

frequency1642

socialitya1649

socialness1727

intercommuniona1761

social life1812

dialogue1890

discourse1963

1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 1 Dialectick is profitable vnto Congresse.

1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. i. §2. 6 All desirous of congresse, and mutuall correspondence.

1875 L. H. Grindon Life (new ed.) xxvii. 355 Genuine and lively virtues are developed only by social congress.

†b. bird of congress n. Obsolete a social or gregarious bird.

ΚΠ

1767 Philos. Trans. 1766 (Royal Soc.) 56 209 The crane..is also a bird of congress.

a. A formal meeting or assembly of delegates or representatives for the discussion or settlement of some question; spec. (in politics) of envoys, deputies, or plenipotentiaries representing sovereign states, or of sovereigns themselves, for the settlement of international affairs. Also an annual or periodical meeting or series of meetings of some association or society, or of persons engaged in special studies, as Social Science Congress, Congress of Orientalists, etc.church congress: see church n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun] > assembly of delegates or representatives

congress1678

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > diplomatic negotiation > congress

congress1678

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > conferring or consulting > a conference > particular types of

parliament?a1400

diet1471

symposiac1603

by-conference1625

guestling1629

sanhedrim1653

comitia1684

symposium1784

assembly1794

powwow1812

neighbourhood meeting1823

colloquium1861

congress1861

party conference1875

indaba1894

press conference1908

case conference1913

story conference1920

telemeeting1973

poster session1974

START1981

presser1988

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Congress, is now generally taken for the Assembly or Meeting together of the Deputies, or Plenipotentiaries of several Princes, to treat about a Peace, or any other grand Affair.

1681 in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 105 (note) The congress in Henry the Second's Time at Clarendon.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. x. 359 When he was just arrived to the congress.

1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II II. xxiv. 399 It was agreed by the two kings, that a congress should be held at Vervins.

1847 L. H. Kerr tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Servia 323 Deputies..had been sent to Vienna during the Congress.

1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. 4 A lecture delivered at an architectural congress.

1879 M. Arnold Pref. to Wordsworth 21 The haunters of Social Science Congresses.

1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 309/2 A congress of Americanists recently assembled in Copenhagen.

†b. Assembly, congregation. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals

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sameningc950

gatheringc1000

ymongOE

droveOE

companya1275

routc1300

assembly1330

queleta1382

sembly1389

parliamenta1400

sankinga1400

concoursec1440

riotc1440

ensemblyc1500

unity1543

resorta1557

congress1639

resemblance1662

boorach1704

group1711

parade1722

assemblage1742

roll-up1861

agora1886

1639 G. Daniel Ecclus. xvi. 13 In the Congresse of Sinners, fire shall flame and never cease.

c. A society or organization that meets from time to time for the settlement of common concerns.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > other types of association, society, or organization

invisible college1647

rota1660

working party1744

free association1761

working committee1821

Ethical Society1822

bar association1824

league1846

congress1870

tiger1874

cult1875

Daughters of the American Revolution1890

community group1892

housing association1898

working party1902

development agency1910

affinity group1915

propaganda machine1916

funding body1922

collective1925

Ku-Klux1930

network1946

NGO1946

production brigade1950

umbrella organization1950

plantation1956

think-tank1958

think group1961

team1990

1870 L. Brentano in Eng. Gilds Introd. 178 From 1772 an extremely vigorous Trade-Society existed among them [hatters]..The society was called the Congress, was regulated by statutes, and framed bye-laws. All workmen of the trade belonged to it.

a. The national legislative body of the United States of America (as a continuous institution, and as a body existing for two years, after which a new ‘congress’ is elected; also the session of this body).The Congress of the United States (commonly referred to simply as ‘Congress’), which met for the first time on 4 March 1789, was preceded by the Congress of the Confederation, representing the several states under the Articles of Confederation, from 1781 to 1789, and this again by the three so-called Continental Congresses (Continental Congress at continental adj. 3a) of the colonies in revolt, which met in 1774, 1775 and 1776 respectively. But the last were properly congresses in sense 6.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > in U.S.A.

congress1775

1765 Massachusetts Assembly 6 June in Holmes Ann. of Amer. (1829) II. 134 It is highly expedient there should be a meeting..to consider of a general Congress.

1773 S. Adams Lett. 9 Apr. in Wells Life (1865) II. 84 Should the correspondence from Virginia produce a Congress and then an assembly of States.

1773 Answ. of Mass. Ho. of Reprs. in A. Bradford Speeches Governors Mass. (1818) 364 We should be unwilling to propose it, without their [the other colonies'] consent in Congress.]

1775 Jrnl. Continental Congress 13 Sept. Information, being given to Congress.

1775 Col. E. Allen in Holmes Ann. of Amer. (1829) I. 208 I demand it [surrender of Fort Ticonderoga] in the name of the great Jehovah and of the Continental Congress.

1776 Declaration of Independece in Ann. Reg. 1776 (1777) 261/2 (heading) A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled (July 4).

1783 Gentleman's Mag. 53 i. 166 It is agreed, That the Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the Legislatures of the respective States, to provide, etc.

1785 T. Jefferson Corr. (1859) I. 349 Congress, by the Confederation, have no original and inherent power over the commerce of the States.

1789 Constit. U.S. i. §1 All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.

1789 Constit. U.S. i. §4 The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year.

1789 Constit. U.S. i. §5 During the session of Congress.

1850 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (ed. 2) II. 128 The member of congress for Georgia.

1874 G. Bancroft Footpr. of Time vii. 229 Congress legislates, or enacts laws.

1886 U.S. Senate Manual 72 On the 5th of March 1794, at the first session of the Third Congress.

b. The corresponding body in the republics of South and Central America.

ΘΚΠ

congress1837

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. The congress is composed of a senate..and of a house of representatives, to which a deputy is sent for every 15,000 souls.

1891 Daily News 27 Apr. 5/8 (War in Chili) The Congress party are now in possession of Caldera and Carrizal.

8. See Conger n.²

Compounds

C1. General attributive. Also Congressman n.

Congress dollar n.

ΚΠ

1781 W. Cowper Let. 27 Feb. (1979) I. 454 That sort of paper Currency must serve like the Congress Dollars, [etc.].

Congress service n.

ΚΠ

1779 Gentleman's Mag. 49 484 The Pallas, a French Frigate..the Vengeance, an armed brig..all in Congress service.

C2.

congress boot n. a high boot with elastic sides.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > with elastic sides

congress boot1847

congress gaiter1852

Jemimas1902

Chelsea boots1962

1847 Semi-Weekly News (Fredericksburg, Va.) 12 Aug. 3/1 (advt.) Congress Boots and Shoes.

1851 C. Cist Sketches & Statistics Cincinnati 178 Men's dress boots, congress boots, and fine shoes.

1865 A. Lewis & J. R. Newhall Hist. Lynn 417 The congress boot began to be manufactured at this time (1846). Its peculiarity consisted mainly in the substitution of an elastic gore for the old lacing.

1923 K. D. Wiggin My Garden of Memory 46 A Congress boot, with the triangle of elastic on the side which characterized that creation of the late sixties.

1938 J. W. Daniels Southerner discovers South 156 He wore congress boots with elastic sides.

congress gaiter n. = congress boot n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > with elastic sides

congress boot1847

congress gaiter1852

Jemimas1902

Chelsea boots1962

1852 San Francisco Herald 5 Oct. 3/4 (advt.) Gents' fine patent leather Congress gaiters.

1885 Good Words July 454/1 Why boots with elastic sides should be called ‘Congress gaiters’ passes my comprehension.

1926 M. Sullivan Our Times 407 As late as the 1920's there were still customers for the type of footwear known as congress gaiters.

1937 D. F. Canfield Fables for Parents 265 The baskets set on the floor of the buggy at one side of Aunt Emma's congress gaiters.

Congress land n. public land under the control of Congress.

ΚΠ

1817 S. R. Brown Western Gazetteer 68 Congress lands, after the auction sales are closed, sell invariably for $2 an acre.

1837 J. M. Peck Gaz. Illinois iii. 278 The land office for the sale of Congress lands..is at this place.

1872 E. Eggleston Hoosier Schoolmaster iii. 28 You see this ere bottom was all Congress land in them there days.

Congress Party n. a political party in India; also elliptical as Congress.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics in India and Far East > [noun] > Indian politics > specific parties

Congress Party1937

Swatantra1959

1937 F. P. Crozier Men I Killed xii. 269 How far was the Government's decision influenced by the victory of the Congress Party at the Indian polls, and the refusal of Congress to collaborate in the new Constitution of India?

1959 Ann. Reg. 1958 ii. v. 106 The Government of India and the Congress Party became increasingly worried during the year over conditions in the Communist-governed State of Kerala.

Congress price n. a price fixed by Act of Congress.

ΚΠ

1776 A. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 183 I am determined not to be a purchaser [of tea] unless I can have it at Congress price.

1831 J. M. Peck Guide for Emigrants 247 Land..can be purchased for the Institution at congress price.

Congress water n. a mineral water from Congress Spring, Saratoga, New York.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > mineral water > types of

acidulae1670

Malvern water1756

Saratoga water1793

barége1811

Vichy1858

Congress water1865

Apollinaris1875

Contrexéville1877

Polly1878

Poland1881

St. Galmier1883

Vittel1895

Perrier1904

Evian1907

San Pellegrino1924

1865 Reader No. 117. 337/1 A dozen of Congress-water.

1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Sept. 13/2 The only internal treatment she prescribes is congress water and a grain or two of roasted coffee.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	congress
释义	congressn. Brit. /ˈkɒŋɡrɛs/, /ˈkɒŋɡrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkɑŋɡrəs/ Etymology: < Latin congressus going or coming together, meeting, < congress- , participial stem of congredī to go together: see congredient adj. and n.: compare French congrès (congrez in Cotgrave 1611). 1. a. The action of coming together (of persons); a meeting, interview. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > meeting or assembling for common purpose > [noun] > a meeting synagoguea1300 councilc1340 collect1382 convent1382 convocation1387 samingc1400 advocationa1425 meetingc1425 steven1481 congress1528 concion1533 conference1575 collection1609 congression1611 divan1619 rendezvous1628 comitia1631 society1712 majlis1821 get-up1826 agora1886 1528 J. Foxe Let. to Gardiner in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. xxvi. 81 After iij or iiij congresses ye see no likelihode..to relent and cesse your suit. 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. iii. 400 They [sc. lovers]..commonly blush at their first congresse. a1727 I. Newton Short. Chron. 1st Memory in Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) Introd. 4 The Congress of Solon with Crœsus some think they can confute by Chronology. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vii. ii. 94 There never was a Congress of Friendship wherein more was said and felt. †b. The assembling of a society, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > meeting or assembling for common purpose > [noun] meetingc1330 convention1490 visaginga1500 conventicle1589 conventinga1625 conjuncture1644 convening1659 congress1675 1675 J. Ogilby Britannia Introd. 6 It is now the Place of Congress for the Royal Society. †2. A coming together, meeting (of things). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [noun] > towards each other or convergence concourse1398 recountera1470 congress1578 concurrency1597 flocking1604 confluence1606 contraction1610 congression1611 closing1625 conflux1655 coition1656 concurrencea1661 convolation1676 concursion1692 convergence1713 convergency1794 the world > space > relative position > inclination > state or quality of being convergent > [noun] > action or fact of converging congress1578 contracting1585 congression1611 concentration1612 concentering1641 convergence1713 convergency1794 convergement1839 focusing1844 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 4 A mutuall Congresse, or Coarticulation of the bones. 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 111 Medicinal Nitre..in congress with a certain sulphur. 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 58 A fortuitous Congress of Atoms. 1760 Philos. Trans. 1759 (Royal Soc.) 51 355 Their electricity suffers no diminution from the shock of their congress. †3. An encounter in opposition or combat. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > an act or instance of > a hostile encounter encounter1297 counterc1330 brusha1400 recountering1410 recountera1470 encountering1482 re-encounter1525 re-encountry1569 passage1608 congression?1611 confronta1626 traverse1640 clash1646 congress1646 conjunction1648 head-to-head1899 go-around1912 mano a mano1950 face-off1956 bitchfest1985 1646 G. Buck Hist. Life Richard III i. 9 In divers hazardous congresses and battels. 1689 T. Plunket Char. Good Commander 4 Fairfax his Regiment..was near surpriz'd..Which congress they would needs an Horse-race call. 1727 N. Lardner Wks. (1838) I. 98 The congress of Vitellius and Artabanus. 4. Sexual union, copulation, coition. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [noun] > sexual intercourse ymonec950 moneOE meanc1175 manredc1275 swivinga1300 couplec1320 companyc1330 fellowred1340 the service of Venusc1350 miskissinga1387 fellowshipc1390 meddlinga1398 carnal knowinga1400 flesha1400 knowledgea1400 knowledginga1400 japec1400 commoning?c1425 commixtionc1429 itc1440 communicationc1450 couplingc1475 mellingc1480 carnality1483 copulation1483 mixturea1500 Venus act?1507 Venus exercise?1507 Venus play?1507 Venus work?1507 conversation?c1510 flesh-company1522 act?1532 carnal knowledge1532 occupying?1544 congression1546 soil1555 conjunction1567 fucking1568 rem in re1568 commixture1573 coiture1574 shaking of the sheets?1577 cohabitation1579 bedding1589 congress1589 union1598 embrace1599 making-outa1601 rutting1600 noddy1602 poop-noddy1606 conversinga1610 carnal confederacy1610 wapping1610 businessa1612 coition1615 doinga1616 amation1623 commerce1624 hot cocklesa1627 other thing1628 buck1632 act of love1638 commistion1658 subagitation1658 cuntc1664 coit1671 intimacy1676 the last favour1676 quiffing1686 old hat1697 correspondence1698 frigging1708 Moll Peatley1711 coitus1713 sexual intercourse1753 shagging1772 connection1791 intercourse1803 interunion1822 greens1846 tail1846 copula1864 poking1864 fuckeea1866 sex relation1871 wantonizing1884 belly-flopping1893 twatting1893 jelly roll1895 mattress-jig1896 sex1900 screwing1904 jazz1918 zig-zig1918 other1922 booty1926 pigmeat1926 jazzing1927 poontang1927 relations1927 whoopee1928 nookie1930 hump1931 jig-a-jig1932 homework1933 quickie1933 nasty1934 jig-jig1935 crumpet1936 pussy1937 Sir Berkeley1937 pom-pom1945 poon1947 charvering1954 mollocking1959 leg1967 rumpy-pumpy1968 shafting1971 home plate1972 pata-pata1977 bonking1985 legover1985 knobbing1986 rumpo1986 fanny1993 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie ii. xi. sig. ij^v It is, two strange serpents entertangled in their amorous congresse. 1737 L. Clarke Compl. Hist. Bible I. i. 46 [They] had each of them a Son from that incestuous Congress. 1766 J. Parsons in Philos. Trans. 1765 (Royal Soc.) 55 47 People..expect the issue of such a marriage would be tawny; which indeed is the usual effect produced by the congress of black and white persons. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 38 In all higher Vertebrata, the ova are impregnated by sexual congress. 5. a. Social intercourse, converse. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > [noun] conversationc1340 dolea1400 repairc1425 fellowshipc1450 frequentation?1520 communion1529 society1531 commerce1537 commercement1537 society1538 trade1555 intercourse1557 company1576 intercommunication1586 interdeal1591 entertain1602 consort1607 entregent1607 quarter1608 commercing1610 converse1610 trucka1625 congress1628 socialty1638 frequency1642 socialitya1649 socialness1727 intercommuniona1761 social life1812 dialogue1890 discourse1963 1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 1 Dialectick is profitable vnto Congresse. 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. i. §2. 6 All desirous of congresse, and mutuall correspondence. 1875 L. H. Grindon Life (new ed.) xxvii. 355 Genuine and lively virtues are developed only by social congress. †b. bird of congress n. Obsolete a social or gregarious bird. ΚΠ 1767 Philos. Trans. 1766 (Royal Soc.) 56 209 The crane..is also a bird of congress. 6. a. A formal meeting or assembly of delegates or representatives for the discussion or settlement of some question; spec. (in politics) of envoys, deputies, or plenipotentiaries representing sovereign states, or of sovereigns themselves, for the settlement of international affairs. Also an annual or periodical meeting or series of meetings of some association or society, or of persons engaged in special studies, as Social Science Congress, Congress of Orientalists, etc.church congress: see church n.¹ and adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun] > assembly of delegates or representatives congress1678 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > diplomatic negotiation > congress congress1678 the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > conferring or consulting > a conference > particular types of parliament?a1400 diet1471 symposiac1603 by-conference1625 guestling1629 sanhedrim1653 comitia1684 symposium1784 assembly1794 powwow1812 neighbourhood meeting1823 colloquium1861 congress1861 party conference1875 indaba1894 press conference1908 case conference1913 story conference1920 telemeeting1973 poster session1974 START1981 presser1988 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Congress, is now generally taken for the Assembly or Meeting together of the Deputies, or Plenipotentiaries of several Princes, to treat about a Peace, or any other grand Affair. 1681 in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 105 (note) The congress in Henry the Second's Time at Clarendon. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. x. 359 When he was just arrived to the congress. 1777 R. Watson Hist. Reign Philip II II. xxiv. 399 It was agreed by the two kings, that a congress should be held at Vervins. 1847 L. H. Kerr tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Servia 323 Deputies..had been sent to Vienna during the Congress. 1861 A. Beresford-Hope Eng. Cathedral of 19th Cent. 4 A lecture delivered at an architectural congress. 1879 M. Arnold Pref. to Wordsworth 21 The haunters of Social Science Congresses. 1883 Harper's Mag. Oct. 309/2 A congress of Americanists recently assembled in Copenhagen. †b. Assembly, congregation. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals lathingc897 sameningc950 gatheringc1000 ymongOE droveOE companya1275 routc1300 assembly1330 queleta1382 sembly1389 parliamenta1400 sankinga1400 concoursec1440 riotc1440 ensemblyc1500 unity1543 resorta1557 congress1639 resemblance1662 boorach1704 group1711 parade1722 assemblage1742 roll-up1861 agora1886 1639 G. Daniel Ecclus. xvi. 13 In the Congresse of Sinners, fire shall flame and never cease. c. A society or organization that meets from time to time for the settlement of common concerns. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > other types of association, society, or organization invisible college1647 rota1660 working party1744 free association1761 working committee1821 Ethical Society1822 bar association1824 league1846 congress1870 tiger1874 cult1875 Daughters of the American Revolution1890 community group1892 housing association1898 working party1902 development agency1910 affinity group1915 propaganda machine1916 funding body1922 collective1925 Ku-Klux1930 network1946 NGO1946 production brigade1950 umbrella organization1950 plantation1956 think-tank1958 think group1961 team1990 1870 L. Brentano in Eng. Gilds Introd. 178 From 1772 an extremely vigorous Trade-Society existed among them [hatters]..The society was called the Congress, was regulated by statutes, and framed bye-laws. All workmen of the trade belonged to it. 7. a. The national legislative body of the United States of America (as a continuous institution, and as a body existing for two years, after which a new ‘congress’ is elected; also the session of this body).The Congress of the United States (commonly referred to simply as ‘Congress’), which met for the first time on 4 March 1789, was preceded by the Congress of the Confederation, representing the several states under the Articles of Confederation, from 1781 to 1789, and this again by the three so-called Continental Congresses (Continental Congress at continental adj. 3a) of the colonies in revolt, which met in 1774, 1775 and 1776 respectively. But the last were properly congresses in sense 6. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > in U.S.A. congress1775 1765 Massachusetts Assembly 6 June in Holmes Ann. of Amer. (1829) II. 134 It is highly expedient there should be a meeting..to consider of a general Congress. 1773 S. Adams Lett. 9 Apr. in Wells Life (1865) II. 84 Should the correspondence from Virginia produce a Congress and then an assembly of States. 1773 Answ. of Mass. Ho. of Reprs. in A. Bradford Speeches Governors Mass. (1818) 364 We should be unwilling to propose it, without their [the other colonies'] consent in Congress.] 1775 Jrnl. Continental Congress 13 Sept. Information, being given to Congress. 1775 Col. E. Allen in Holmes Ann. of Amer. (1829) I. 208 I demand it [surrender of Fort Ticonderoga] in the name of the great Jehovah and of the Continental Congress. 1776 Declaration of Independece in Ann. Reg. 1776 (1777) 261/2 (heading) A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled (July 4). 1783 Gentleman's Mag. 53 i. 166 It is agreed, That the Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the Legislatures of the respective States, to provide, etc. 1785 T. Jefferson Corr. (1859) I. 349 Congress, by the Confederation, have no original and inherent power over the commerce of the States. 1789 Constit. U.S. i. §1 All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States. 1789 Constit. U.S. i. §4 The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year. 1789 Constit. U.S. i. §5 During the session of Congress. 1850 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (ed. 2) II. 128 The member of congress for Georgia. 1874 G. Bancroft Footpr. of Time vii. 229 Congress legislates, or enacts laws. 1886 U.S. Senate Manual 72 On the 5th of March 1794, at the first session of the Third Congress. b. The corresponding body in the republics of South and Central America. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > other national governing or legislative bodies > [noun] > Central or South America congress1837 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. The congress is composed of a senate..and of a house of representatives, to which a deputy is sent for every 15,000 souls. 1891 Daily News 27 Apr. 5/8 (War in Chili) The Congress party are now in possession of Caldera and Carrizal. 8. See Conger n.² Compounds C1. General attributive. Also Congressman n. Congress dollar n. ΚΠ 1781 W. Cowper Let. 27 Feb. (1979) I. 454 That sort of paper Currency must serve like the Congress Dollars, [etc.]. Congress service n. ΚΠ 1779 Gentleman's Mag. 49 484 The Pallas, a French Frigate..the Vengeance, an armed brig..all in Congress service. C2. congress boot n. a high boot with elastic sides. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > with elastic sides congress boot1847 congress gaiter1852 Jemimas1902 Chelsea boots1962 1847 Semi-Weekly News (Fredericksburg, Va.) 12 Aug. 3/1 (advt.) Congress Boots and Shoes. 1851 C. Cist Sketches & Statistics Cincinnati 178 Men's dress boots, congress boots, and fine shoes. 1865 A. Lewis & J. R. Newhall Hist. Lynn 417 The congress boot began to be manufactured at this time (1846). Its peculiarity consisted mainly in the substitution of an elastic gore for the old lacing. 1923 K. D. Wiggin My Garden of Memory 46 A Congress boot, with the triangle of elastic on the side which characterized that creation of the late sixties. 1938 J. W. Daniels Southerner discovers South 156 He wore congress boots with elastic sides. congress gaiter n. = congress boot n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > boot > [noun] > with elastic sides congress boot1847 congress gaiter1852 Jemimas1902 Chelsea boots1962 1852 San Francisco Herald 5 Oct. 3/4 (advt.) Gents' fine patent leather Congress gaiters. 1885 Good Words July 454/1 Why boots with elastic sides should be called ‘Congress gaiters’ passes my comprehension. 1926 M. Sullivan Our Times 407 As late as the 1920's there were still customers for the type of footwear known as congress gaiters. 1937 D. F. Canfield Fables for Parents 265 The baskets set on the floor of the buggy at one side of Aunt Emma's congress gaiters. Congress land n. public land under the control of Congress. ΚΠ 1817 S. R. Brown Western Gazetteer 68 Congress lands, after the auction sales are closed, sell invariably for $2 an acre. 1837 J. M. Peck Gaz. Illinois iii. 278 The land office for the sale of Congress lands..is at this place. 1872 E. Eggleston Hoosier Schoolmaster iii. 28 You see this ere bottom was all Congress land in them there days. Congress Party n. a political party in India; also elliptical as Congress. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics in India and Far East > [noun] > Indian politics > specific parties Congress Party1937 Swatantra1959 1937 F. P. Crozier Men I Killed xii. 269 How far was the Government's decision influenced by the victory of the Congress Party at the Indian polls, and the refusal of Congress to collaborate in the new Constitution of India? 1959 Ann. Reg. 1958 ii. v. 106 The Government of India and the Congress Party became increasingly worried during the year over conditions in the Communist-governed State of Kerala. Congress price n. a price fixed by Act of Congress. ΚΠ 1776 A. Adams in J. Adams & A. Adams Familiar Lett. (1876) 183 I am determined not to be a purchaser [of tea] unless I can have it at Congress price. 1831 J. M. Peck Guide for Emigrants 247 Land..can be purchased for the Institution at congress price. Congress water n. a mineral water from Congress Spring, Saratoga, New York. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > mineral water > types of acidulae1670 Malvern water1756 Saratoga water1793 barége1811 Vichy1858 Congress water1865 Apollinaris1875 Contrexéville1877 Polly1878 Poland1881 St. Galmier1883 Vittel1895 Perrier1904 Evian1907 San Pellegrino1924 1865 Reader No. 117. 337/1 A dozen of Congress-water. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Sept. 13/2 The only internal treatment she prescribes is congress water and a grain or two of roasted coffee. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). congressv. Etymology: < Latin congress-, participial stem of congredī : compare digress ; or < congress n. rare. 1. /kənˈɡrɛs/. intransitive. To come together, assemble, congregate. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (intransitive)] > specifically of people or animals gathera975 ensemblea1300 drawc1300 semble1389 herd1393 assemblea1400 routa1400 sanka1400 trume?a1400 musterc1425 convene1429 resemblea1450 to draw together1455 forgather1513 accompany1534 troop1565 congregate1570 to get together1575 parliament?1589 accoil1590 join1706 to roll up1817 congressa1850 to round up1879 a1850 Mrs. Gore The valetudinarians who congress every winter at Nice. 2. /ˈkɒŋrɛs/. To meet in congress, attend a congress. ΚΠ 1858 [see congressing n. and adj. at Derivatives]. 1882 Daily News 22 Aug. 4/7 As iron sharpeneth iron, so does the countenance of congressing man the countenance of his friend who congresses with him. Derivatives ˈcongresser n. (newsp. word) ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun] > assembly of delegates or representatives > member of congresser1889 congressionist1889 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Oct. 6/1 Mr. Edward Terry..appeared before the Church Congressers. ˈcongressing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [noun] > assembly of delegates or representatives > attendance at congressing1858 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of deliberative or legislative assembly > [adjective] > relating to assembly of delegates > attending congressing1858 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. v. 58 The solid Earth..reaped no effect from those Twenty Years of Congressing. 1882 [see sense 2]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1528v.a1850
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