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Congress
The legislative branch of the United States federal government,
composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Popularly
elected, senators and rçpresentatives are responsible for advocating
the interests of the constituents they represent. Numerous
congressional committees are organized to study issues of public
policy, recommend action, and, ultimately, pass laws. Congress plays
an important role in the system of checks and balances; in fact, the
two—house (bicameral) organization of Congress acts as an internal
check, for each house must separately vote to pass a bill for it to
become a law. In addition to lawmaking, Congress has a variety of
functions, including ppropriation of funds for executive and ,iudicial
activities; instituting taxes and regulating commerce; declaring war
and raising and supporting a military; setting up federal courts and
conducting impeachment proceedings; and approving presidential
appointments.
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Main Entry: congress
Pronunciation: ‘ka[ng)-gr&s also —r&s, Brit usu ‘ka[ngj—
“gres
Function: noun
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Main Entry: con.gress
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin congressus meeting, encounter, from congredito
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;
specifically: the U.S. House of Representatives
3 cap a : the U.S. legislature as it is composed for an enumerated two—
year period Congress> b: a single session of the U.S.
legislature —see also HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE Article /of
the CONSTITUTION in the back matter —conS gres . sion . al adjective —
conS gres . sion . al ly adverb
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