Collocations for congress - noun
1. large formal meeting/series of meetings
VERB + congress
attend
Three hundred delegates attended the party congress.
Three hundred delegates attended the party congress.
address
convene, hold
organize
open
The general secretary opened the congress on global warming.
convene, hold
organize
open
The general secretary opened the congress on global warming.
close
congress + VERB
take place
adopt sth, agree to sth, approve sth
The congress agreed to the tax-cutting package.
adopt sth, agree to sth, approve sth
The congress agreed to the tax-cutting package.
call for sth
elect sb
vote
elect sb
vote
congress + NOUN
attendee,
delegate,
participant
We wanted to offer the congress participants a greater diversity of content.
We wanted to offer the congress participants a greater diversity of content.
PREPOSITION
at a/the congress
We met again at the annual congress.
We met again at the annual congress.
congress on
a congress on language in education
a congress on language in education
2. (Congress) (in the US and some other countries) group of people elected to make laws
ADJECTIVE
Democratic,
Republican
The Republican congress applauded this news enthusiastically.
The Republican congress applauded this news enthusiastically.
VERB + congress
call
The committee will call a national congress of 1 000 delegates.
The committee will call a national congress of 1 000 delegates.
suspend
President Fujimori suspended Congress and the judiciary.
President Fujimori suspended Congress and the judiciary.
dissolve
Within two years of coming to power, he dissolved Congress and the courts.
Within two years of coming to power, he dissolved Congress and the courts.
go to
They will have to go to Congress to get the money.
They will have to go to Congress to get the money.
take sth to
Outraged, he took his case to Congress.
Outraged, he took his case to Congress.
congress + VERB
approve sth,
authorize sth
Congress approved most of the new powers.
Congress authorized $18 billion to launch the program.
Congress approved most of the new powers.
Congress authorized $18 billion to launch the program.
enact sth,
mandate sth (AmE),
pass sth
Congress passed a series of important measures.
Congress annually enacts legislation to fund NASA.
Congress passed a series of important measures.
Congress annually enacts legislation to fund NASA.
reject sth
consider sth, debate sth
Congress is currently considering legislation that would authorize the US nuclear weapons laboratories to study new types of nuclear weapons.
Congress debated the issue at length.
consider sth, debate sth
Congress is currently considering legislation that would authorize the US nuclear weapons laboratories to study new types of nuclear weapons.
Congress debated the issue at length.
vote
Congress voted to delay a decision.
Congress voted to delay a decision.
appropriate sth
(AmE)
Congress appropriated $75 million for the program.
Congress appropriated $75 million for the program.
adjourn
Congress adjourned for the year without approving an economic stimulus package.
Congress adjourned for the year without approving an economic stimulus package.
PREPOSITION
in congress
The liberals in Congress felt the reforms did not go far enough.
The liberals in Congress felt the reforms did not go far enough.
PHRASES
a member of Congress
a session of Congress
legislation for the next session of Congress
a session of Congress
legislation for the next session of Congress