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Congress

A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Assembly 76% connected

A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for…

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Gathering 76% connected

of Gather

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Legislature 76% connected

The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.

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Meeting 76% connected

of Meet

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Rendezvous 76% connected

A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet.

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Session 76% connected

The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.

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Visit 76% connected

To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship, business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician visits his patient.

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Senate 70% connected

An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and legislative functions.

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Meeting 92% connected

of Meet

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Act verb · 78% connection

pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"

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Act as verb · 78% connection

pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"

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Argument noun · 78% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Argumentation noun · 78% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Bill noun · 78% connection

a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"

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Chamber noun · 78% connection

an enclosed volume in the body; "the chambers of his heart were healthy"

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Commission noun · 78% connection

a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle

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Committee noun · 78% connection

a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle

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Debate noun · 78% connection

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

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Fantan noun · 78% connection

a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to…

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General assembly noun · 78% connection

persons who make or amend or repeal laws

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Law noun · 78% connection

the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied…

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Law-makers noun · 78% connection

persons who make or amend or repeal laws

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Legislative adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to or created by legislation; "legislative proposal"

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Legislative assembly noun · 78% connection

persons who make or amend or repeal laws

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Legislative body noun · 78% connection

persons who make or amend or repeal laws

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Measure noun · 78% connection

a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"

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Adjourn verb · 78% connection

To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meeting, individuals, whether, friendly, hostile.
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Admonition noun · 78% connection

Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meeting, individuals, whether, friendly, hostile.
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Affront noun · 78% connection

An encounter either friendly or hostile.

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Amity noun · 78% connection

Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of am…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meeting, individuals, whether, friendly, hostile.
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Anamnestic reaction noun · 78% connection

renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meeting, individuals, whether, friendly, hostile.
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Arris noun · 78% connection

The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edg…

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Battle noun · 78% connection

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meeting, individuals, whether, friendly, hostile.
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Board noun · 78% connection

To go on board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a friendly way.

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Boarding noun · 78% connection

The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose.

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Caucus noun · 78% connection

A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select d…

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Conflict noun · 78% connection

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he…

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Confluence noun · 78% connection

The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting.

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Demurrer noun · 78% connection

A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alle…

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Encounter adverb · 78% connection

To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: meeting, individuals, whether, friendly, hostile.
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Engaged adjective · 78% connection

Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the engaged ships continued the fight.

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Engagement noun · 78% connection

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he…

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Fight noun · 78% connection

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga"; "he…

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Friend noun · 78% connection

One not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also, one of the same nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly feelings may be as…

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