<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.</li><li>this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress.</li><li>a session of this body: to speak in Congress.</li><li>the national legislative body of a nation, especially of a republic.</li><li>a formal meeting or assembly of representatives for the discussion, arrangement, or promotion of some matter of common interest.</li><li>Synonyms: convention, council, conference.</li><li>the act of coming together; an encounter; meeting.</li><li>an association, especially one composed of representatives of various organizations.</li><li>familiar relations; dealings; intercourse.</li><li>sexual intercourse; coitus.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to assemble together; meet in congress.</li></ul>