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A party congress is a general conference of a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
. The congress is attended by delegates who represent the party membership. In most parties the party congress is the highest decision making body of the organisation and elects the party's leadership bodies such as the National Executive Committee
National Executive Committee

The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party . Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party and European Parliamentary Labour Party, Constituency Labour Parties, and socialist societies, as well as '...
 in the case of the British Labour Party or the Central Committee
Central Committee

Central Committee most commonly refers to the central executive unit of a Leninist or Communist party, whether ruling or non-ruling. In a Communist party, the Central Committee is made up of delegates elected at a Party Congress....
 in the case of Communist parties
Communist party

A political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government....
. Party congresses are also responsible for making policy decisions for the party and deciding the party's general direction.

In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, the term party conference
Party conference

The term Party Conference usually refers to a general meeting of a political party. The conference is attended by certain delegates who represent the party membership....
 is used instead.






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A party congress is a general conference of a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
. The congress is attended by delegates who represent the party membership. In most parties the party congress is the highest decision making body of the organisation and elects the party's leadership bodies such as the National Executive Committee
National Executive Committee

The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the UK Labour Party . Its composition has changed over the years, and includes representatives of affiliated trade unions, the Parliamentary Labour Party and European Parliamentary Labour Party, Constituency Labour Parties, and socialist societies, as well as '...
 in the case of the British Labour Party or the Central Committee
Central Committee

Central Committee most commonly refers to the central executive unit of a Leninist or Communist party, whether ruling or non-ruling. In a Communist party, the Central Committee is made up of delegates elected at a Party Congress....
 in the case of Communist parties
Communist party

A political party described as a communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government....
. Party congresses are also responsible for making policy decisions for the party and deciding the party's general direction.

In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, the term party conference
Party conference

The term Party Conference usually refers to a general meeting of a political party. The conference is attended by certain delegates who represent the party membership....
 is used instead. In the United States and Canada, political convention
Political convention

In politics, a political convention is a meeting of a political party, typically to select party candidates.In the United States, a political convention usually refers to a United States presidential nominating convention, but it can also refer to state, county, or congressional district nominating conventions....
 is the preferred term.

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