The term was chosen for the United States Congress to emphasize the status of each state represented there as a self-governing unit. Subsequent to the use of congress by the U.S. legislature, the term has been adopted by many states within unions, and by unitary nation-states in the Americas, to refer to their legislatures.

Contents

• 1 Political congress
  • 1.1 Congresses of nations
  • 1.2 Congresses within nations
  • 1.3 Historic congresses
  • 1.4 Other countries with Congresses
  • 1.5 Political parties and organizations
  • 1.6 Party congresses
  • 1.7 Miscellaneous political congresses
• 2 Labor congresses
• 3 Non-political congresses
  • 3.1 Scientific congress
  • 3.2 Athletic sports congress
  • 3.3 Chess congress
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Political congress

Noun

congress (plural congresses)

1. (archaic) A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review of Books, 2001, p. 48:

     After some little repast, he went to see Democritus [...]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress.

2. A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
3. (often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
4. An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.

   The National Congress of American Indians

5. Sexual intercourse.
6. A collective noun for a group of baboons.

Synonyms

• (collective noun for a group of baboons) flange

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