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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- session ['sεʃən]
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n
the meeting of a court, legislature, judicial body, etc, for the execution of its function or the transaction of business
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2.
n
a single continuous meeting of such a body
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3.
n
a series or period of such meetings
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4.
n
[education]
the time during which classes are held
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5.
n
a school or university term or year
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6.
n
[Presbyterian Church]
the judicial and administrative body presiding over a local congregation and consisting of the minister and elders
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7.
n
a meeting of a group of musicians to record in a studio
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8.
n
a meeting of a group of people to pursue an activity
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9.
n
any period devoted to an activity
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10.
n
See Court of Session
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n
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin sessi
o a sitting, from sede re to sit
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1.
n
the meeting of a court, legislature, judicial body, etc, for the execution of its function or the transaction of business
Examples
- an extraordinary session of Congress
- 国会的特别会议 → extraordinary
- a plenary session
- 全体会议 → plenary
- a session with the dentist
- 牙医的一次诊疗 → session
- Anders faced down Annie's argument in the debate session.
- 安德斯在辩论会上战胜了安妮。
- Her opinion was not figured in during the strategy session.
- 在战略会议上，她的观点未被予以考虑。 → figure
- At tomorrow's joint session of Congress to count electoral votes in the presidential election, a democrat Congressman will call for a quorum.
- 明天的联席会议将会统计总统的选举情况，民主党国会议员会对法定人数有所要求。
- a recording session
- 录制时间 → session
- to be in session
- 开庭 → session
- a think session → think
- 本届联合国大会
- the current session of the U. N. General Assembly → 本届
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