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congress definition - legal

n

A formal assembly, conference, or meeting of delegates or representatives.

v

To meet at a congress.

n

The legislature of various countries.
Congress
The national legislature of the United States consisting of two branches, the House of Representatives and the Senate, and created by the United States Constitution.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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