Congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations (such as trade unions and political parties), or groups.
Congress may also refer to:
National legislatures Legislature, the general term for a legislative congress Congress of Paraguay Congress of the Confederation, the national legislature of the United States 1781–1789 Congress of the Dominican Republic Congress of the French Parliament, the name of a joint sitting of the national legislature of France Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Congress of the Philippines Congress of the Republic of Guatemala Congress of the Republic of Peru Congress of the Portuguese Republic, 1910-1926 Congress of the Republic of Texas, 1836–1848 Congress of the Union, Mexico United States Congress, the national legislature of the United States since 1789 United States House of Representatives, often incorrectly called "congress" Congress of the Republic of Venezuela
Arts, entertainment, and media Congress (solitaire), a card game "Congress", an instrumental track on Casualties of Retail, a 2005 album by Enter the Haggis The Congress (1988 film), a 1988 documentary film directed by Ken Burns The Congress (2013 film), a 2013 action/animation film "The Congress" (short story), a 1971 Argentinian essay by Jorge Luis Borges
Places Congress, Arizona, a census-designated place in Yavapai County Congress, Ohio, a village in Wayne County Congress, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada Congress Avenue (Florida), a road in Palm Beach County Congress Avenue Historic District, an area of downtown Austin, Texas, along Congress Avenue
Political groups Bangladesh Congress Indian National Congress, a political party in India Congress (A), a political party mainly active in Kerala, India until 1982 Congress (Dolo), a 2003 political group in Arunachal Pradesh, India Congress (Secular), a political party in Kerala, India
Other uses Sexual congress, sometimes just 'congress', an alternative term for the act of sex Congress (salamander gathering) Richard Congress, an Ohio politician USS Congress, various ships of the U.S. Navy
See also
National Congress (disambiguation) Congress of Deputies (disambiguation) Congress of People's Deputies (disambiguation) Congress Township (disambiguation)