Showing posts with label incongruous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label incongruous. Show all posts

Saturday, October 1, 2016

incongruous, in congress, in Congress

Incongruous or incongruous means not fitting or suitable, out of place or out of character --
That old settee looks incongruous in a modern room.
A non-smoking casino bar seems incongruous.

In congress or in congress means [ in ] a meeting or discussion ( congress ) --
They leaned toward one another, and seemed to be in congress.
They remained in congress until they concluded the deal.

In Congress ( always capitalized ) means during a meeting of ( in ) the national legislature of the United States ( the Senate, the House of Representatives, or both ) , or the national legislature of some other country ( Congress ) --
Discussion of the new measure stalled in Congress.
Can you find a news item about our representative's votes in Congress?

Now that you know that, you can say --
"An anarchist serving in Congress is incongruous."