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A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose.
Legislative assembly - Congress is a system of government. A congress is different from a parliament (Westminster System of Government) in that legislative initiative is vested into it. In a ''congressional system'' the executive branchexecutive and legislative branchlegislative branches of government are Separation of powersclearly differentiated. The office as Head of State (president) and Head of Government (prime minister) are typically merged, and the members of cabinet are only rarely taken from the congress. Countries with Congresses: The Congress of the United StatesU.S. Congress is the only !United_States_Constitution#Art icle_Oneconstitutional legislative branch of the United States federal government The National People's Congress is the highest legislative body in the People's Republic of China The National Congress of Brazil (Portuguese languagePortuguese: ''Congresso Nacional'') is Brazil's legislature. The National Congress of Ecuador is the unicameral legislature of EcuadorIn France, the ''congrès'' is a formal and exceptional joint meeting of Parliament of Franceboth houses of Parliament in order to ratify an amendment to the Constitution of FranceConstitution.(Note, the political parties mentioned above also began as groups of this type)
Other assemblies - Many parties also have a Party Congress which is held every few years to make decisions for the party and elected governing bodies. These are sometimes called political conventions.
Scientific congresses - ''Congress'' is an alternative name for a large national or international academic conference.
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