Congress vs Parliamentary - What's the difference?
congress | parliamentary |
(archaic) A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.
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A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
(often capitalized: Congress ) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
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Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament
Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.
(British) A class of train (see )
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As a proper noun congress
is the two legislative bodies of the united states: the house of representatives, and the senate.As an adjective parliamentary is
of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament.congress
English
Noun
(es)- After some little repast, he went to see Democritus […]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress .
- The National Congress of American Indians
Synonyms
* (legislative body) assembly, legislature, parliament * (association) federationDerived terms
* congressional, congressionally * congressman * congress gaiter, congress shoe * Congress Partyparliamentary
English
Adjective
(-)- Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow
- Britain is a parliamentary democracy
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