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  • noun Plural form of congress.

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Examples

  • I resolved to abjure all invitations, whether for signatures of support, or for participation in congresses, conferences, or meetings that carried the aura of

    Notes on Nobelity 2001

  • One serious obstacle to the smooth working of congresses is the language barrier.

    Fredrik Bajer - Nobel Lecture 1908

  • The party has been experiencing divisions recently with splinter groups claiming leadership and the right to call congresses being challenged in court.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • We will publish some 10,000 memos for ourselves, to send to other congresses, that is, to complete research and international commitments.

    CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE MEDICAL-DENTAL CONGRESS 1966

  • More important gatherings from a large number of dioceses, called congresses, have been held at Washington (1893), St. Louis (1901), New York (1904), and Pittsburg (1906).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • The meetings of the congresses are the tangible sign of this social movement; their increase in strength and influence is furthered by the growing interest of the civilized world in all kinds of congresses.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

  • In 1850 both the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria called congresses, but Prussia finally gave up hers, and the ancient confederation as of before 1848 met as a diet at Frankfort and from

    Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Price Collier 1886

  • Just a little trivia, related to the above: groups of ravens can be called congresses, unkindnesses, aeries, storytellings, or murders.

    Wired Campus 2010

  • Just a little trivia, related to the above: groups of ravens can be called congresses, unkindnesses, aeries, storytellings, or murders.

    Wired Campus 2010

  • It's a pretty good start, and hopefully we will have more virtual world / game 'congresses' over time.

    SWI's Declaration of Virtual World Policy 2007

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