All congress synonyms
conΒ·gress
C c noun congress
- council β A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.
- society β an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- committee β A committee is a group of people who meet to make decisions or plans for a larger group or organization that they represent.
- conference β A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject or to bring together people who have a common interest.
- union β a township in NE New Jersey.
- convention β A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
- meeting β an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
- caucus β A caucus is a group of people within an organization who share similar aims and interests or who have a lot of influence.
- parliament β (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- assembly β An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
- conclave β A conclave is a meeting at which the discussions are kept secret. The meeting which is held to elect a new Pope is called a conclave.
- government β the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- club β A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
- convocation β A convocation is a meeting or ceremony attended by a large number of people.
- association β An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.
- legislature β a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- league β a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers).
- guild β an organization of persons with related interests, goals, etc., especially one formed for mutual aid or protection.
- chamber β A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
- order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- senate β an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
verb congress
- goose β any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- gang up β an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something.
- muster β to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- get hold of β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- run up β to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- shoot up β the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- scare up β to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- raise β to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- make the scene β the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- massing β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- congregate β When people congregate, they gather together and form a group.
- forgather β to gather together; convene; assemble.
- sign up β a token; indication.
- hang out β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- thronging β a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- call up β If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- jack up β an increase or rise: a recent jack-up in prices.
- collect β If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- join up β to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- sign on β a token; indication.
- massed β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- fetch up β to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- rendezvous β an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
- meet up β a meeting, especially a regular meeting of people who share a particular interest and have connected with each other through a social-networking website: a meetup for new moms in the neighborhood; a meetup to plan the trip.