sessionnoun
uk/ˈseʃ.ən/us/ˈseʃ.ən/session noun (FORMAL MEETING)
[ C or U ] a formal meeting or series of meetings of an organization such as a parliament or a law court:
The parliamentary session is due to end on 27 May.
The UN Security Council met in emergency session to discuss the crisis.
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- an emergency UN General Assembly session
- a semi-secret National assembly session
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Official meetings
- annual general meeting
- assembly
- assizes
- caucus
- conference
- congress
- convention
- convocation
- council of war
- extraordinary
- order
- plenary
- plenum
- powwow
- quorate
- quorum
- round-table
- secretary
- speaking engagement
- summit
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session noun (ACTIVITY)
B1 [ C ] a period of time or meeting arranged for a particular activity:
The 21-year-old runner twisted his ankle in a training session last Friday.
As the European heads of state gathered, the press were allowed in for a photo session.
UK informal The men had a heavy session last night (= they drank a lot of alcohol).
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- The meeting will have the usual format - introductory session, group work and then a time for reporting back.
- We'll be starting the session at six o'clock.
- The delegates trailed back into the conference room for the afternoon session.
- We're having a brainstorming session on Friday.
- I had a marathon session marking 55 exam papers yesterday.
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Periods of time - general words
- age
- at/in one sitting idiom
- day
- duration
- free time
- gap
- interval
- length
- lifetime
- making
- me time
- rest
- run
- shortly
- slot
- spasm
- spell
- stretch
- term
- timescale
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session noun (COLLEGE PERIOD)
[ C or U ] US or Scottish English at a college, any of the periods of time that a teaching year or day is divided into, or the teaching year itself:
He taught a class during the summer session.
Access is restricted when school is in session.
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University & college education
- academe
- academia
- business school
- campus
- Cantabrigian
- go up
- grad
- graduate
- grove
- hall of residence
- honour
- intercollegiate
- rector
- red-brick
- registrar
- semester
- sorority
- student union
- trimester
- varsity
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