UNITED STATES CONGRESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does United States Congress mean? 

• UNITED STATES CONGRESS (noun)
  The noun UNITED STATES CONGRESS has 1 sense:

1. the legislature of the United States government

  Familiarity information: UNITED STATES CONGRESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNITED STATES CONGRESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The legislature of the United States government

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Congress; U.S. Congress; United States Congress; US Congress

Hypernyms ("United States Congress" is a kind of...):

general assembly; law-makers; legislative assembly; legislative body; legislature (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)

Meronyms (members of "United States Congress"):

Senate; U.S. Senate; United States Senate; US Senate (the upper house of the United States Congress)

House of Representatives; U.S. House; U.S. House of Representatives; United States House of Representatives; US House; US House of Representatives (the lower legislative house of the United States Congress)

Holonyms ("United States Congress" is a member of...):

legislative branch (the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating)