session

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  1. noun A meeting of a legislative or judicial body for the purpose of transacting business.
  2. noun A series of such meetings.
  3. noun The term or duration of time that is taken by such a series of meetings.
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  • Among the electricity bills filed this session is a measure to provide all cities the ability to switch residents from their chosen electricity provider to a city-run power delivery system.
  • The rest of the session was an exercise in futility. —  rediff.com
  • As per parliamentary norms, if a session is a continuation of the previous one, then the same motion cannot be brought in the House again. —  rediff.com
  • And I've learned that the key to getting the right member of your team into the right session is to see who is speaking as well as to read what the session is about. —  Search Engine Watch Blog
  • Some choice quotes and video of the session are after the jump. —  TV Squad
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  1. 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.

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  1. from Old French (and F.)session = Spanish sesion = Portuguese sessão = Italian sessione, from Latin sessio (n-), a sitting, session, from sedere, past participle sessus, sit, = English sit: see sit, sedent.
 

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