Continental Congress
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/ˌkɒn.tɪ.nen.təl ˈkɒŋ.ɡres/ us/ˌkɑːn.t̬ən.en.t̬əl ˈkɑːŋ.ɡres/
大陆会议（17世纪英属北美殖民地召开的由各殖民地代表参加的一系列会议，共同反对英国的殖民统治）
one of several assemblies in the 1700s of representatives from each of the American colonies in which they organized against the British