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Congress - the legislature of the United States government |
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general assembly,
law-makers,
legislative assembly,
legislative body,
legislature the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations
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legislative branch the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating
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senate,
u.s. senate,
united states senate,
us senate assembly possessing high legislative powers
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house of representatives,
u.s. house,
u.s. house of representatives,
united states house of representatives,
us house,
us house of representatives the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
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congress - a meeting of elected or appointed representatives |
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group meeting,
meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
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continental congress the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
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congress - a national legislative assembly |
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general assembly,
law-makers,
legislative assembly,
legislative body,
legislature the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations
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