congress
gb/kˈɑŋɡɹəs/ us/kˈɑŋɡɹəs/
B1
Anh
~ 1800
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
B1
entity
1
The U.S. national legislature
The group of people who make laws for the United States, called the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[Congress] + [verb]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'Congress' with 'the government' as a whole, but it only refers to the legislative branch in the U.S.
Từ đồng nghĩa
legislature (General term for a lawmaking body, not specific to the U.S.)
Từ trái nghĩa
executive branch (The branch of government that enforces laws, opposite in function to Congress.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
member of Congress
|Congress passes a bill
|Congress meets
|Congress debates a law
Chủ đề
politics
|government
|law
Ví dụ
- Congress passed the new environmental bill last week.
- She was elected to Congress in 2020.
- Congress is debating changes to the healthcare system.
- The President will address Congress tonight.
- Funding for the project must be approved by Congress.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Congress makes laws for the country.
- He works in Congress.
- Congress meets in Washington, D.C.
- She is a member of Congress.
Danh từ
B2
event
2
Formal meeting of representatives
A big formal meeting where people talk about important topics.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[a/an] + [adjective] + Congress
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse 'congress' with 'congressman' or 'Congress' in the U.S. context; here it means a meeting, not a government body.
Từ đồng nghĩa
conference (More general and common term; 'congress' can imply greater formality or scale.)
Từ trái nghĩa
informal gathering (A casual meeting without formal procedures.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
international congress
|annual congress
|scientific congress
Chủ đề
business
|politics
|science
|communication
Ví dụ
- The medical congress will be held in Paris this year.
- Delegates from 50 countries attended the international congress.
- The congress concluded with a vote on the final resolution.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The congress will start next week.
- Many doctors came to the congress.
- The congress was about climate change.
Danh từ
formal
C1
action
3
Sexual intercourse (formal/medical)
A formal word for sexual intercourse between people or animals.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may not recognize this meaning because it is rare and formal; it should not be confused with government or meetings.
Từ đồng nghĩa
sexual intercourse (Neutral and clinical; more common in medical or educational contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
abstinence (The practice of not engaging in sexual activity.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
sexual congress
Chủ đề
biology
|law
|health
|body
Ví dụ
- The law prohibits sexual congress with minors.
- Historical texts sometimes use 'congress' to mean sexual relations.
- The report referred to 'carnal congress' between the two individuals.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The book used the word 'congress' for sex.
- 'Sexual congress' is a formal phrase for sex.
- The old law talked about congress between people.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
congress
IPA
GB/kˈɑŋɡɹəs/
US/kˈɑŋɡɹəs/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
con - gress (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: congress
- Plural: congress, congresses
Họ từ
Forms
congresses
noun
Core family
congressional
adjective C1
congressperson
noun
Related words
congressman
noun
congresswoman
noun
Advanced or less common
congressionally
adverb
Cách diễn đạt
act of Congress
1/ˈækt əv kˈɑŋɡɹəs/
fixed phrase
Law passed by U.S. Congress
A law or decision officially made by the United States Congress.
Ví dụ
- It takes an act of Congress to change that regulation.
- The new holiday was created by an act of Congress.
call Congress into session
1/kˈɔl kˈɑŋɡɹəs ˈɪntu sˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
Require Congress to meet officially
To officially tell members of Congress to come together for work.
Ví dụ
- The President can call Congress into session during emergencies.
- They decided to call Congress into session to address the crisis.
member of Congress
1/mˈɛmbɚ əv kˈɑŋɡɹəs/
fixed phrase
Elected U.S. legislator
A person who has been chosen to work in the Senate or House of Representatives in the United States.
Ví dụ
- She became a member of Congress last year.
- Members of Congress are debating the new bill.