单词 | legislative session |
释义 | > as lemmaslegislative session legislative session n. Politics a period in which a legislative assembly sits for the purpose of making laws. ΚΠ 1787 G. Mason in M. Farrand Rec. Fed. Convention (1911) II. 272 If the Senate can originate, they will in the recess of the Legislative Sessions, hatch their mischievous projects, for their own purposes. 1851 N. Campbell Speech 21 Aug. in Votes & Proc. Leg. Council S. Austral. (1852) 5 We..desire to thank you for the address with which your Excellency has opened this our first Legislative Session. 1945 Business Week 30 June 94/2 At least 21 antidiscrimination bills were introduced during 44 legislative sessions this year. 2009 USA Today 18 Feb. 2/6 Tuesday's legislative session followed a frustrating holiday weekend that failed to yield a compromise. < as lemmas |
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