congress
单词辨析：
指经选举制定法律或商议国事的一群人；首字母大写时，指由上议院和下议院组成的英国国会。
What do you mean by 'a free parliament'?
你所说的“议会自由”是什么意思？
When was the bill passed by the Parliament?
该法案议会何时通过的？
与 parliament 基本同义；首字母大写时，指由参议院和众议院组成的美国国会。
The president has to win the support of Congress.
总统必须赢得国会的支持。
Congress didn't vote on that proposal.
国会未对该提案进行投票表决。
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The Congress voted down a motion to change the union's structure
国会投票否决了改变工会结构的动议。
Congress as an institution scores low in public opinion polls.
作为一个公共机构，国会在公众民意调查中得分很低。
He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike
他将要求国会进行干预，防止发生罢工。
All the attempts to petition the Congress had failed
所有向国会请愿的努力均告失败。
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens but they have no representation in Congress.
波多黎各人是美国公民，但是他们在国会里没有代表。
The union leaders were pushed into a more defensive position by the return of a Republican Congress in November.
由于11月份共和党重新控制了国会，工会领导人被推到更加被动防守的位置。