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Dablink|This article is about the forum. For other uses, see Congress (disambiguation) . For systems of government similar to the U.S. federal government, see presidential system .A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different country|nation s, constituent state s, independent organizations (such as trade unions ), or groups. http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/congress Dictionary Definition
The term was chosen for the United States Congress to emphasize the status of each state represented there as a self-governing unit. Subsequent to the use of congress by the U.S. legislature, the term has been adopted by many states within unions, and by unitary nation-states in the Americas , to refer to their legislatures.
Political congress
Congresses of nations
The following congresses were formal meetings of representatives of different nations:
The Congress of Berlin (1878)
The Congress of Gniezno (1000)
The Congress of Panama , an 1826 meeting organized by Simon Bolivar .
The Congress of Tucumán (1816)
The Congress of Vienna (1815)
The Congress of the Council of Europe .
Congresses within nations
Countries with Congresses and presidential system s:
The Congress of Guatemala (Spanish: Congreso de la República ) is the unicameral legislature of Guatemala.
The Congress of Honduras (Spanish: Congreso nacional ) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras .
The Congress of Mexico (lang-es|Congreso de la Unión) is the legislative branch of Mexico|Mexican government.
The Congress of Paraguay is the bicameral legislature of Paraguay .
The National Congress of Albania|Peoples Congress of Albania is the legislature of Albania .
The National Congress of Kosovo is the legislature of Kosovo .
The Argentine National Congress|Congress of the Argentine Nation (Spanish: Congreso de la Nación Argentina ) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina .
The Congress of the Dominican Republic is the bicameral legislature of the Dominican Republic .
The Palau National Congress ( Palauan language|Palauan : Olbiil era Kelulau ) is the bicameral legislative branch of the Republic of Palau .
The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia is the unicameral legislature of the Federated States of Micronesia .
The Congress of the Philippines ( Filipino language|Filipino : Kongreso ng Pilipinas ) is the legislative branch of the Philippines|Philippine government.
The Congress of Peru|Congress of the Republic of Peru (Spanish: Congreso de la República ) is the unicameral legislature of Peru .
The United States Congress|Congress of the United States is the bicameral legislative branch of the United States federal government .
The National Congress of Bolivia is the national legislature of Bolivia .
The National Congress of Brazil (lang-pt|Congresso Nacional) is Brazil's legislature.
The National Congress of Chile (Spanish: Congreso Nacional ) is the legislative branch of the government of Chile .
The National Congress of Ecuador is the unicameral legislature of Ecuador.
Congress of Mauritania
Association congresses
ICCA Congress & Exhibition
Historic congresses
The Continental Congress (1774-1781) was an assembly of delegates from British North American colonies.
The Congress of the Confederation (1781-1789) was the legislature of the United States under the Articles of Confederation .
The National Congress of Belgium was a temporary legislative assembly in 1830, which created a constitution for the Belgian Revolution|new state .
Other countries with Congresses
In France , the Congress of France ( congrès ) denotes a formal and rarely convened joint session of Parliament of France|both houses of Parliament to ratify an amendment to the Constitution of France|Constitution or to listen to a speech by the President of France|President of the French Republic .
Spanish Congress of Deputies (Spanish: Congreso de los Diputados ), the lower house of the Cortes Generales , Spain's legislative branch.
The legislature of the People's Republic of China is known in English language|English as the National People's Congress . The PRC is nevertheless not a congressional system.
The Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union was the legislature and nominal supreme institution of state power in the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1991.
* Congress of People's Deputies of Russia , a Russia n institution modelled after USSR one, existed in 1990—1993.
Political parties and organizations
Congress is included in the name of several political parties , especially those in former British colonies:
Many political parties also have a party congress every few years to make decisions for the party and elect governing bodies. This is sometimes called a political convention .
Congress is an alternative name for a large national or international academic conference .
For instance, the '''World Congress on Men's Health''' http://www.wcmh.info WCMH is an annual meeting on men's medical issues.
Athletic sports congress
Organizations in some athletic sports, such as bowling , have historically been named "congresses". The predecessors to the United States Bowling Congress , formed in 1995, were the male-only American Bowling Congress founded in 1895, and the female-only ''Women's International Bowling Congress founded in 1927, which combined in 1995 to form the USBC.
Chess congress
A Chess congress is a chess tournament, in one city, where a large number of contestants gather to play competitive chess over a limited period of time; typically one day to one week.
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