Congress vs Senate

Congress

name
  • The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

  • A two-year session of these bodies, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one. 

  • A village in Ohio. 

Senate

name
  • The United States Senate. 

  • Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.) 

  • The Senate of Canada; the upper house of the Canadian parliament; "the Senate". 

  • The upper legislative body of many of the states of the United States. 

  • The council that governed the ancient Roman Republic. 

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