Definition: Meaning of, Continental Congress in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈkɒŋgrɛs /
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the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
a group of politicians who represented the original 13 American COLONIES, and met between 1774 and 1789. They made laws for the COLONIES, and later formed the government of the US. The Continental Congress wrote the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, and its members are often called "The FOUNDING FATHERS ".