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Plural of congress

regular plural

The plural of congress is congresses.

Forms of congress

Singularcongress /ˈkɑŋɡɹəs/
Pluralcongresses
Countablecountable and uncountable

Congresses in a sentence

  • Twenty-six people from our village are delegates to peoples' congresses at various levels in Kwangtung province.[1973 August, Teng Yuan-ying, “A Miao Woman's Story”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXII, number 8, Peking, →OCLC, page 45, column 1. From the entry Qiongzhong

Meaning of congress

  1. noun A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
  2. noun A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
  3. noun An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.

Full definition of congress

Questions about the plural of congress

What is the plural of congress?
The plural of congress is congresses.
Is congress countable?
Congress is a countable and uncountable noun.

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