Congress

Congress
1) гос. упр., амер. конгресс (орган федеральной системы государственной власти, который разрабатывает законодательство и осуществляет надзор за политикой правительства; состоит из двух палат: сената и палаты представителей)

Member of Congress — член конгресса

at the discretion of Congress — по решению конгресса

Constitution grants the President the authority to summon the Congress for a special session if circumstances require. — В соответствии с конституцией президент имеет право при необходимости созывать специальную сессию конгресса.

At a joint session of Congress, the President called for support for his plan. — На совместной сессии конгресса президент призвал поддержать его план.

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Act of Congress, governmental authority, Senate, House of Representatives, congressional budget, breach of privilege, impoundment resolution, Capitol, powers of Congress, Act of Congress, congressional government, Library of Congress, Congressional Member Organization, congressman, congressional page, Congressional Research Service, concurrent resolution, floor, budget resolution, backdoor financing, bipartisanship, breach of privilege, Congressional Budget Office, impoundment resolution, Althing, parliament, Oireachtas, adjournment, adjournment to a day certain, on-budget expenditure, joint resolution, parliamentarian 2), memorial 3) в), joint committee, lame-duck session, State of the Union, Government Printing Office, legislative system, General Court, General Assembly, congressional immunity
2) пол. конгресс (в названиях некоторых общественных организаций, особенно профессиональных союзов и объединений)

Scottish Trades Union Congress — Шотландский конгресс тред-юнионов


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  • Congress — Con gress, n.; pl. {Congresses}. [L. congressus, fr. congredi, p. p. gressus, to go or come together; con + grati to go or step, gradus step: cf. F. congr?s. See {Grade}.] 1. A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Congress — con·gress n [Latin congressus meeting, encounter, from congredi to approach, meet] 1: a formal meeting of delegates 2 a: the supreme legislative body of a nation and esp. a republic b cap: the legislative branch of the United States government;… …   Law dictionary

  • congress — con‧gress [ˈkɒŋgres ǁ ˈkɑːŋgrs] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a formal meeting of representatives of different groups, countries etc, to discuss ideas, give information, and make decisions: • the annual congress of the miners union 2.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Congress — Congress, AZ U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 1717 Housing Units (2000): 1070 Land area (2000): 37.637348 sq. miles (97.480279 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.031384 sq. miles (0.081284 sq. km) Total area (2000): 37.668732… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Congress (A) — was a political party founded by A. K. Antony when he split from the Indian National Congress (Urs) a splinter group of the Indian National Congress. The party was primarily active in Kerala. The party merged with the Congress(I) in 1982.… …   Wikipedia

  • Congress — est une census designated place (CDP) située dans le comté de Yavapai dans l État de l Arizona aux États Unis. La population y était de 1 717 habitants lors du recensement de 2000. Congress est une ville fantôme, ancien camp minier d or, qui …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Congress, AZ — U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 1717 Housing Units (2000): 1070 Land area (2000): 37.637348 sq. miles (97.480279 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.031384 sq. miles (0.081284 sq. km) Total area (2000): 37.668732 sq. miles (97 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Congress, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 192 Housing Units (2000): 68 Land area (2000): 0.166342 sq. miles (0.430825 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.166342 sq. miles (0.430825 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • congress — c.1400, body of attendants; also meeting of armed forces (mid 15c.); main modern sense of coming together of people, a meeting is from 1520s; from L. congressus a friendly meeting; a hostile encounter, pp. of congredi meet with, fight with, from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • congress — ► NOUN 1) a formal meeting or series of meetings between delegates. 2) (Congress) a national legislative body, especially that of the US. 3) the action of coming together. DERIVATIVES congressional adjective. ORIGIN Latin congressus, from… …   English terms dictionary

  • Congress — Congress, vom lateinischen Worte congredi, zusammentreten, nennt man eine Versammlung von Fürsten oder deren Gesandten zur Besprechung eines gemeinschaftlichen Interesse. Erst seit den letzten 20 Jahren ist diese Benennung allgemeiner geworden.… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon


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