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PRONUNCIATION OF ACT OF CONGRESS

act of congress  [ækt əv ˈkɒŋɡrɛs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACT OF CONGRESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Act of congress is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACT OF CONGRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

act of congress

Act of Congress

An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by the United States Congress. It can either be a Public Law, relating to the general public, or a Private Law, relating to specific institutions or individuals. The term can be used in other countries with a legislature named "Congress," such as the Congress of the Philippines.

Definition of act of congress in the English dictionary

The definition of act of congress in the dictionary is a law that has been passed by both Houses of the US Congress and signed by the President; if the President has chosen to veto the bill, it can be passed by a two-thirds majority in Congress.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACT OF CONGRESS


address
əˈdrɛs
aggress
əˈɡrɛs
congress
ˈkɒŋɡrɛs
digress
daɪˈɡrɛs
distress
dɪˈstrɛs
dress
drɛs
egress
ˈiːɡrɛs
express
ɪkˈsprɛs
Flores
ˈflɔːrɛs
impress
ɪmˈprɛs
ingress
ˈɪŋɡrɛs
interesse
ˈɪntərɛs
press
prɛs
progress
ˈprəʊɡrɛs
redigress
ˌriːdaɪˈɡrɛs
regress
rɪˈɡrɛs
retrogress
ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛs
stress
strɛs
suppress
səˈprɛs
transgress
trænzˈɡrɛs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACT OF CONGRESS

act
act of ccontrition
act of contrition
act of faith
act of God
act of indemnity
Act of Parliament
act of war
act on
act out
act the goat
act up
acta
actability
actable
Actaeon
actant
actg
ACTH
actin

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACT OF CONGRESS

A-line dress
actress
African National Congress
at the press
cocktail dress
contact address
Continental Congress
in progress
Indian National Congress
IP address
Library of Congress
Member of Congress
Negress
ogress
onward progress
Pan-Africanist Congress
the press
tigress
Trades Union Congress
work-in-progress

Synonyms and antonyms of act of congress in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «act of congress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACT OF CONGRESS

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Translator English - Chinese

国会法案
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ley del congreso
570 millions of speakers

English

act of congress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कांग्रेस का कार्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عمل من أعمال المؤتمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

акт конгресса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ato do Congresso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কংগ্রেস কাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acte de congrès
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tindakan kongres
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Akt des Kongresses
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

議会制定法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의회 의 행위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumindak kongres
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành động của Đại hội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாநாட்டின் செயல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काँग्रेसची कृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kongre eylemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

atto di congresso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

akt kongresu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акт конгресу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

act de congres
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πράξη του συνεδρίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

daad van kongres
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handling av kongressen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

handling av landsmøtet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of act of congress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACT OF CONGRESS»

The term «act of congress» is very widely used and occupies the 8.843 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACT OF CONGRESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about act of congress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACT OF CONGRESS»

Discover the use of act of congress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to act of congress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, ...
Act of Congress tells the story of the Dodd-Frank Act, named for the two men who made it possible: Congressman Barney Frank, brilliant and sometimes abrasive, who mastered the details of financial reform, and Senator Chris Dodd, who worked ...
Robert G. Kaiser, 2013
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Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, ...
Documents the journey of a financial reform bill in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse by focusing on two of the major players behind the legislation--Congressman Barney Frank and Senator Christopher Dodd.
Robert G. Kaiser, 2013
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Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, ...
Act of Congress tells the story of the Dodd-Frank Act, named for the two men who made it possible: Congressman Barney Frank, brilliant and sometimes abrasive, who mastered the details of financial reform, and Senator Chris Dodd, who worked ...
Robert G. Kaiser, 2014
4
Constitution of the United States, Jefferson's Manual: The ...
By compact between Maine and Massachusetts, Maine became a separate and independent State, and by act of Congress of 3d March. 1820, was admitted to ( he Union as Mich— the admission to take place on the 15th of the same month.
Asher Crosby Hinds, 1901
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Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, the Rules of the House of ...
By compact between Maine and Massachusetts, Maine became a separate and independent State, and by act of Congress of 3d March, 1820, was admitted into the Union as such — the admission to take place on the 15th of the same month.
United States. Congress. House, 1900
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Constitution of the United States: Jefferson's Manual, The ...
Admitted under act of Congress, June 1, 1796, with one Representative. ' Admitted under act of Congress, April 30, 180;, with one Representative. v Admitted under act of Congress, April 8, 181:, with one Representative. a Admitted under act ...
United States. Congress. House, Nathaniel T. Crutchfield, 1893
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Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, the Rules of the House of ...
By compact between Maine and Massachusetts, Maine became a separate and independent State, and by act of Congress of 3d March, 1820, was admitted to the Union as such—the admission to take place on the 15th of the same month.
United States. Congress. House, 1902
8
United States Congressional serial set
By compact between Maine and Massachusetts, Maine became a separate and independent State, and by act of Congress of 3d March, 1820. was admitted to the I niou as such — the admission to take place on the 15th of the same month.
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Congressional Serial Set
By compact between Maine and Massachusetts, Maine became a separate and independent State, and by act of Congress of 3d March, i?2o, was admitted into the Union as such— the admission to take place on the 15th of the same month.
10
General public acts of Congress: respecting the sale and ...
... the office of principal deputy surveyors, as created by the ninth section of the act of Congress of the twenty-first day of April, eighteen hundred and six, entitled " An act supplementary to an act entitled ' An act for ascertaining and adjusting the ...
United States, United States. Dept. of the Treasury, United States. General Land Office, 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACT OF CONGRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term act of congress is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ex-Im still deserves our support, now more than ever
Ex-Im has been previously reauthorized 16 times since becoming a separate agency by act of Congress in July of 1945. It has enjoyed robust ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
2
The next front in battle over gay rights
“Unlike marriage, which we knew would be decided by the court, this is going to take an act of Congress that the President will need to sign.” «The Hill, Jul 15»
3
The Shocking Scope of the NSA's XKEYSCORE Surveillance
The secret FISA Court (the one that recently nullified an act of Congress and rebooted the NSA's surveillance servers) often gives the spies the ... «The New American, Jul 15»
4
Indians get tribe status
Six other Virginia tribes are seeking recognition through an act of Congress. The decision, which goes into effect in 90 days, is closely watched, ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
5
Calvin Coolidge the most underappreciated president of the last …
Just how ridiculous can be seen in the special act of Congress that allowed Woodrow and Edith Wilson to hire a person to remove their ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
6
The Top 5 Myths About the Fourth of July
The document justifying the act of Congress-you know it as Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence-was adopted on the fourth, as is ... «TIME, Jul 15»
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During Buffalo stop, Jeb waves away the issues
And it took an act of Congress (sorry, couldn't resist) to coax four U.S. senators to pose for historic photos during their 2010 Buffalo soiree that ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
8
Wildlife advocates skeptical that prairie chicken numbers rising
... and that's the best we can do, then this administration has turned the Endangered Species Act on its head without any act of Congress.”. «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
9
Is America following in Rome's footsteps?
Mike Huckabee, who is seeking the GOP nomination, said the high court ruling didn't carry the same weight as an act of Congress or a ... «Delmarva Daily Times, Jul 15»
10
4 Myths About the Fourth of July
"The document justifying the act of Congress – you know it as Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence – was adopted on the Fourth, ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»

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