how to pronounce congress

/ˈkɑːŋɡɹəs/

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congress is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of congress in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… like the Library of Congress to take up …”

meaning of congress

Congress is a meeting of representatives of different countries.

congress frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word congress occurs in english on average 33.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.