ADJ

international, national, world
annual
party
all-party
founding, inaugural
emergency
extraordinary
full

VERB + CONGRESS

attend, go to
Three hundred delegates attended the Liberal party congress
address
convene, hold
organize, schedule
open
The general secretary opened the congress on global warming
close

CONGRESS + VERB

take place
agree to sth, approve sth, adopt sth
The congress agreed to the tax-cutting package
call for sth
elect sb
vote

CONGRESS + NOUN

delegate, leader
debate

PREP

at a/the ~
We met again at the annual congress
in ~
It was a year before the association met again in congress
~ on
a congress on language in education

CONGRESS + VERB

approve sth
Congress approved most of the new powers
pass sth
Congress passed a series of important measures
vote
Congress voted to delay a decision

PREP

in ~
The Liberals in Congress felt the reforms did not go far enough

PHRASES

a member of Congress, a session of Congress
legislation for the next session of Congress