Continental Congress
Continental Congress
Definition
Continental Congress
noun
either of two assemblies of representatives from the American colonies during the Revolutionary period: the first was held in 1774 to express grievances against British colonial policy; the second convened in 1775, created the Continental army, issued the Declaration of Independence (1776), and operated temporarily as the legislative body of the U.S.
Continental Congress
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- people: For a single-chamber, executive and legislative, continental congress of the peoples of Europe, elected by universal suffrage and proportional representation.
Adjective modifier
- legislative: For a single-chamber, executive and legislative, continental congress of the peoples of Europe, elected by universal suffrage and proportional representation.
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