Congress
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
congress
[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
;specif
: the U.S. House of Representatives
3 cap
a : the U.S. legislature as it is composed for an enumerated two-year period [the 101st Congress]
b : a single session of the U.S. legislature see also house of representatives, senate Article I of the Constitution in the back matter
con·gres·sion·al adj
con·gres·sion·al·ly adv
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