congress [Origin: congressus 'meeting', from 过去分词 of congredi 'to come together', from com- + gradi 'to go']
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of adversaries) during battle, from the Latin congressus.
The Congress of Industrial Organizations was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955. The Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in England and Wales, representing the majority of trade unions. The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines is the largest national trade union center in the Philippines.
In the mid-1770s, the term was chosen by the 13 British colonies for the Continental Congress to emphasize the status of each colony represented there as a self-governing entity. Subsequent to the use of congress as the name for the legislature of the U.S. federal government (beginning in 1789), the term has been adopted by many nations to refer to their national legislatures.
The Congress of Vienna (1814-15) settled the shape of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars.
The Continental Congress (1774-1781) was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution. The Congress of the Confederation (1781-1789) was the legislature of the United States under the Articles of Confederation.
In France, the Congress of France (congrès) denotes a formal and rarely convened joint session of both houses of Parliament to ratify an amendment to the Constitution or to listen to a speech by the President of the French Republic.
Congress is included in the name of several political parties, especially those in former British colonies. The Indian National Congress (; often called the Congress Party or simply Congress, abbr. INC) is a political party in India with widespread roots. abbr. is the abbreviation of abbreviation.
The United States Congress or U.S. Congress is the bicameral [有两个议会的] legislature of the federal government of the United States and consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. Congress has 535 voting members: 100 senators and 435 representatives. In addition, the House of Representatives has six non-voting members, bringing the total membership of the Congress to 541 or fewer in the case of vacancies.
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- bilateral: 双边；lateral: 边; 侧；equilateral: 等边；unilateral: 单边；uniform: 制服
The sitting of a congress is for a two-year term, at present beginning every other January. Elections are held every even-numbered year on Election Day. The members of the House of Representatives are elected for the two-year term of a congress representing the people of a single constituency within a state, known as a district. Congressional districts are apportioned to states by population every ten years using the United States Census [人口普查] results, provided that each state has at least one congressional representative. Each state, regardless of population or size, has two senators. Currently, there are 100 senate seats for the 50 states. Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term, with terms [任期] staggered [交错], so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election.
- censor: 审查；census: 人口普查；sensor: 传感器
At-large is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population, rather than a subset. A contrast is implied, with certain electoral districts or narrower divisions.
The Great Auditorium, the biggest hall in the entire complex, seats more than 10,000 people. It is here that the National Congresses of the Communist Party of China (CPC) take place, and also where the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) meet once a year.
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