Cong
noun
Cong
1 American
[kong]
/ kɒŋ /
noun
cong.
2
American
abbreviation
Cong.
3
American
abbreviation
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Congregational.
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Congregationalist.
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Congress.
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Congressional.
Cong.
1
British
abbreviation
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Congregational
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Congress
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Congressional
cong.
2
British
abbreviation
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obsolete pharmacol congius
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congregation
Etymology
Origin of Cong1
By shortening
Origin of cong.2
From the Latin word congius
Example Sentences
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"Cong phew!" exhales the Sun after "Hero Harry" comes "to the rescue".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
This possibility comes from new computer simulations conducted by Carnegie scientists Cong Liu and Ronald Cohen.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
In the 1968 Tet Offensive, U.S. forces crushed the Viet Cong, dealing a near-fatal blow to the communist insurgency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Thanh Cong Group, which supplies major clothing brands such as Adidas and Lacoste, told AFP its shipments to the United States had dipped last year, although it would not say by how much.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
And no territory was being gained, because as soon as American troops left an area, the Viet Cong slipped right back in.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
No. 271, H. of R., 28 cong., 1st sess. p.
From History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 by Brantz Mayer
No. 4, 29th cong. 2d sess.—H. of R. doc.
From History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 by Brantz Mayer
No. 1096, H. of R. 27 cong. 2d sess.—Doc.
From History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 by Brantz Mayer
May Wright, lectures in Calif, 28; organizes in Ind, 171;work in Wis, 701; 772;at cong. in Budapest, 859.Sexton,
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI by Ida Husted Harper
No. 271, H. of R., 28th cong., 1st sess. p.
From History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 by Brantz Mayer
“More liberal than I but she has ability to get things done and she’s given a tremendous service to our Cong. & country,” Murtha wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2021
Committee on the District of Columbia, Report. 40th Cong., 2nd sess.,
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2017
“He walked through the Viet Cong. He’s going to be afraid of Seve?”
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 15, 2016
There were about the same number of Republican primary voters in Manhattan as caucused in the Cong. district around Manhattan, Kansas.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2016
“Surely the Cong. Union will not gain converts by such undignified actions. I hope thee will call it off.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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