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congress

[kong-gris, kuhn-gres, kuhng-] / ˈkɒŋ grɪs, kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ- /


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The Bundists were outmaneuvered, however, at the RSDLP’s 1903 congress by Vladimir Lenin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Besides the city's highbrow cultural offerings, its status as a centre of congress and diplomacy also helps attract a wealthy and worldly clientele.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

With little support in congress, he faces headwinds to cutting ministries and shedding state jobs, as well as his plans to build mega-prisons.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Speaking at the GMB Union's congress on Tuesday, Healey said the chancellor was "right recently when she said we need to buy British".

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

I tried to rescue Maurice’s morale by bringing him out to the Abbaye at Royaumont for the week-long meeting on phage following the biochemical congress.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Then came Resolution 68, passed on 4 May last year at a meeting of the politburo, the highest decision-making body between party congresses.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2026

The Vazquezes introduced the “on-1” step and innovated a flashier, dramatic style of salsa in L.A. that brought crowds to competitions and congresses through the 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

It spans congresses and authors of both parties.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2023

The heads of the Mercosur decided to accept Bolivia as a full member in 2015, but its entrance needs to be authorized by congresses of the full members.

From Reuters Jul. 4, 2023

After the Boston Tea Party, in 1773, when the anger of the American colonists against their British rulers began to spill over, dozens of committees and congresses of angry colonists sprang up around New England.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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