congress vs symposium

congress

noun
  • A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question. 

  • An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups. 

  • A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America. 

  • A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons. 

verb
  • To assemble together. 

  • To meet in a congress. 

symposium

noun
  • A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one in which the participants make presentations. 

  • A drinking party in Ancient Greece, especially one with intellectual discussion. 

  • A collection of essays, articles or papers on a particular subject by a number of contributors. 

How often have the words congress and symposium occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )