session

a meeting; a period of time

Not to be confused with:

cession – act of ceding, as of territory

ses·sion

(sĕsh′ən)

a. A meeting of a legislative or judicial body for the purpose of transacting business.

b. A series of such meetings.

c. The term or duration of time that is taken by such a series of meetings.

2. The part of a year or of a day during which a school holds classes.

3. A period of time devoted to a specific activity: a recording session at a music studio; a login session that was disrupted by a power outage.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sessiō, sessiōn-, act of sitting, from sessus, past participle of sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

ses′sion·al adj.

ses′sion·al·ly adv.

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session

(ˈsɛʃən)

1. (Law) the meeting of a court, legislature, judicial body, etc, for the execution of its function or the transaction of business

2. (Law) a single continuous meeting of such a body

3. (Law) a series or period of such meetings

4. (Education) education

a. the time during which classes are held

b. a school or university term or year

5. (Protestantism) Presbyterian Church the judicial and administrative body presiding over a local congregation and consisting of the minister and elders

6. (Music, other) a meeting of a group of musicians to record in a studio

7. a meeting of a group of people to pursue an activity

8. any period devoted to an activity

9. (Law) See Court of Session

[C14: from Latin sessiō a sitting, from sedēre to sit]

ˈsessional adj

ˈsessionally adv

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ses•sion

(ˈsɛʃ ən)

n.

1. the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.

2. a single continuous meeting or series of meetings of persons so assembled.

3. the period or term of such meetings.

4. sessions, (in English law) the sittings or a sitting of justices in court, usu. to deal with minor offenses, grant licenses, etc.

5. a portion of the day or year into which instruction is organized at a school, college, or the like.

6. a period of time during which two or more persons meet to pursue a particular activity: a study session.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin sessiō, Latin: sitting]

ses′sion•al, adj.

Session

a group of judges, administrators, or other persons in session.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	session - a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature" group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic sitting - a session as of a legislature or court clinic - meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity closed session, executive session - a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public hearing - a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago" skull session - a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas special session - a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions tutorial - a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students
	2.	session - the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term" academic session, academic term, school term academic year, school year - the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying term - a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term" summer school - an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study semester - one of two divisions of an academic year trimester - one of three divisions of an academic year quarter - one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
	3.	session - a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session" coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" class period, course session, recitation - a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
	4.	session - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor" seance, sitting spirit rapping, table rapping, table tapping - alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead table lifting, table tilting, table tipping, table turning - manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits get together, meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"

session

noun

1. meeting, hearing, sitting, term, period, conference, congress, discussion, assembly, seminar, get-together (informal) an emergency session of parliament

2. period, stretch, spell, time, bout Ten players have failed drug tests following a training session.

3. (Informal) booze up, binge, bender (Brit. informal) (informal), pub crawl (Brit.), piss-up (Brit. taboo slang), sesh (slang) We had a bit of a session one night.

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Translations

جَلْسَةجَلْسَهدَوْرَة جَلْساتسَنَةٌ دِراسِيَّه أو فَصْل دِراسي

zasedánípořadpředstavenísemestrškolní rok

=-mødemødesamlingsemestersession

Sitzung Jamsession Semester

συνεδρία συνεδρίαση σύνοδος

sesión período

istuntokokous

séance session tenue

ישיבה

sesija

egyetemi harmadévtanévülésülésszak

formlegur fundurfundur; törnönn

seduta sessione essere in seduta

会期

기간

semestrassesija

laiksperiodssēdesemestrissesija

sessie zitting

samling semester sesjon -sesjon

sesja

sessão

сессия заседание коллегия

školský rokzasadanie

passsession

ระยะเวลา

oturum seans süre yarıyıl dönem

buổi

会议学期开庭进行某活动连续的一段时间

session

[ˈseʃən] N

1. (= meeting, sitting, Comput) → sesión f
I had a long session with her → tuve una larga entrevista con ella
see also jam D
see also photo B
see also recording B

2. (Scol, Univ) (= year) → año m académico, curso m

3. (Pol, Jur) → sesión f
to be in session → estar en sesión, estar reunido
to go into secret session → celebrar una sesión secreta

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session

[ˈsɛʃ^ən] n

(= period of activity) → séance f
a photo session → une séance de photos
a session of hypnotherapy → une séance d'hypnothérapie
a recording session → une séance d'enregistrement, une session d'enregistrement

[court, parliament] (= sitting) → séance f
to be in session → être en séance

(= school year) → année f scolaire (= university year) → année f universitairesession musician n → musicien(ne) m/f de studio

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session

(= meeting) → Sitzung f; (Jur, Parl: = period) → Sitzungsperiode f; (Parl: = term of office) → Legislaturperiode f; to be in session → eine Sitzung abhalten; (Jur, Pol) → tagen; to go into secret session → eine Geheimsitzung abhalten; a session of talks/negotiations → Gespräche pl → /Verhandlungen pl ? quarter sessions, court

(with psychiatrist etc: = period devoted to activity) → Sitzung f; (= computer session) → (Arbeits)sitzung f; (at doctor’s, dentist’s) → Behandlung f; (= discussion, meeting) → Besprechung f; recording session → Aufnahme f; photo session → Fotosession f; we’re in for a long session → das wird lange dauern; I’ll have a cleaning session tomorrow (inf) → morgen werde ich mal ausgiebig putzen (inf)

(= academic year, Univ) → Studienjahr nt; (Sch) → Schuljahr nt; (= term) → Semester/Trimester nt; (esp Sch) → Halbjahr nt; (= division of course) → Stunde f, → Sitzung f (esp Univ); the afternoon sessions begin … → der Nachmittagsunterricht fängt … an

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session

[ˈsɛʃ/ən] n

a. (sitting) → seduta, sessione f; (meeting) → riunione f
to be in session (parliament, court) → essere in seduta
the court is now in session → l'udienza è aperta
I had a long session with her (talk) → ho avuto un lungo colloquio con lei (work) → ho avuto una lunga riunione di lavoro con lei

b. (esp Am, Scot) (Scol, Univ) (year) → anno scolastico (or accademico); (term) → trimestre m or quadrimestre m
the new parliamentary session begins in October → l'attività parlamentare riprenderà a ottobre

session

(ˈseʃən) noun

1. a meeting, or period for meetings, of a court, council, parliament etc. The judge will give his summing up at tomorrow's court session.

2. a period of time spent on a particular activity. a filming session.

3. a university or school year or one part of this. the summer session.

session

→ جَلْسَة zasedání samling Sitzung συνεδρία sesión istunto session sesija seduta 会期 기간 sessie samling sesja sessão заседание pass ระยะเวลา oturum buổi 会议

session

n. sesión.

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The second clause of the second section of the second article empowers the President of the United States "to nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other OFFICERS of United States whose appointments are NOT in the Constitution OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, and WHICH SHALL BE ESTABLISHED BY LAW." Immediately after this clause follows another in these words: "The President shall have power to fill up all VACANCIES that may happen DURING THE RECESS OF THE SENATE, by granting commissions which shall EXPIRE AT THE END OF THEIR NEXT SESSION." It is from this last provision that the pretended power of the President to fill vacancies in the Senate has been deduced.

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At one time, about five years after the disappearance, these stories of the supernatural became so rife, or through some attesting circumstances seemed so important, that some of Marion's most serious citizens deemed it well to investigate, and to that end arranged for a night session on the premises.

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SOME Members of a Legislature were making schedules of their wealth at the end of the session, when an Honest Miner came along and asked them to divide with him.

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A DISTINGUISHED Naturalist was travelling in Australia, when he saw a Kangaroo in session and flung a stone at it.

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Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

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There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No.

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So he used to get drunk every night: to beat his pretty Rose sometimes: to leave her in Hampshire when he went to London for the parliamentary session, without a single friend in the wide world.

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We went in this way as far as Rotterdam, and later went to The Hague, where the Peace Conference was then in session, and where we were kindly received by the American representatives.

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Christmas was approaching, and a good many of the students had gone into the country for the short holiday between the two parts of the winter session; but Philip had refused his uncle's invitation to go down to Blackstable.

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Miss Dearborn dismissed the morning session at quarter to twelve, so that those who lived near enough could go home for a change of dress.

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They have accordingly, IN MANY instances, DECIDED RIGHTS which should have been left to JUDICIARY CONTROVERSY, and THE DIRECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE, DURING THE WHOLE TIME OF THEIR SESSION, IS BECOMING HABITUAL AND FAMILIAR."

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He lay in prison very ill, during the whole interval between his committal for trial, and the coming round of the Sessions. He had broken two ribs, they had wounded one of his lungs, and he breathed with great pain and difficulty, which increased daily.

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