US Congress

A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of adversaries) during battle, from the Latin congressus.In the mid-1770s, the term was chosen by the A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of adversaries) during battle, from the Latin congressus.In the mid-1770s, the term was chosen by the 13 British colonies for the Continental Congress to emphasize the status of each colony represented there as a self-governing entity. Subsequent to the use of congress as the name for the legislature of the U.S. federal government (beginning in 1789), the term has been adopted by many nations to refer to their national legislatures. == Political congress == === Congresses of nations === The following congresses were formal meetings of representatives of different nations: The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668), which ended the War of Devolution The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748), which ended the War of the Austrian Succession The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818) The Congress of Berlin (1878), which settled the Eastern Question after the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) The Congress of Gniezno (1000) The Congress of Laibach (1821) The Congress of Panama, an 1826 meeting organized by Simón Bolívar. The Congress of Paris (1856), which ended the Crimean War The Congress of Troppau (1820) The Congress of Tucumán (1816) The Congress of Utrecht (1712-1713) The Congress of Verona (1822) The Congress of Vienna (1814-15), which settled the shape of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars The Congress of the Council of Europe.