Congress (disambiguation) explained

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

• 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

• 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)