as in meeting
a gathering of a group of people for a specified purpose
The impending economic crisis prompted widespread calls for a special session of the legislature to enact emergency measures. Court is in session.
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Recent Examples of session
The governor’s original proposal included several other ideas, such as legalizing more single-stair apartment buildings rather than requiring two or more staircases, that had not received any committee votes as of Friday, with just a couple of days left in the legislative session.
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
In fact, Hilton is envisioning vetoes putting lawmakers on record; the last time a session in Sacramento overrode a veto was in 1979.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
Participants in the session included Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
During the 2026 legislative session which ended in early May, lawmakers considered a bill that would have largely ended what are known as no-fault or lapse-of-time evictions.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
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Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
In fact, Hilton is envisioning vetoes putting lawmakers on record; the last time a session in Sacramento overrode a veto was in 1979.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 30 May 2026
Participants in the session included Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
During the 2026 legislative session which ended in early May, lawmakers considered a bill that would have largely ended what are known as no-fault or lapse-of-time evictions.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for session
Noun
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Across the half mile that separated us, the stern gaze of the villagers was an impediment to our meeting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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This is the first year that the Nationals have engaged in formal meetings like these.—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Pieth observed that Infantino’s FIFA seems like a model of governance, with an independent ethics committee, a top-dollar human-rights policy, and a global democratic assembly.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Precise coordination across materials, vendors and delivery vehicles to ensure safe, smooth and predictable delivery and on-site assembly is imperative.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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