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: a meeting or series of meetings of a body (such as a court or legislature) for the transaction of business
morning session
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: the period between the first meeting of a legislative or judicial body and the prorogation or final adjournment
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: the ruling body of a Presbyterian congregation consisting of the elders in active service
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: the period during the year or day in which a school conducts classes
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: a meeting or period devoted to a particular activity
a recording session
1
: employed to perform at recording sessions
a session drummer
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: having a light body and a lower-than-average percentage of alcohol : sessionable
a session cider
… the increasing popularity of session beers [=sessionable and flavorful beers], which fulfill beer's original promise of being a less potent drink that can be safely enjoyed in greater volume than wine and spirits.—
Will Gordon
Will GordonIt is cleaner, smoother and more flavorful than the typical American lager. It's more of a session beer than other … choices, too, at 5.3 percent ABV …—Steve Goble
Steve GobleA session beer should be light and without aggressive flavors, but still flavorful enough to keep your interest.—Michael Agnew
Michael AgnewCitrus and grapefruit hit you in this very hazy, low-alcohol ale that has a lingering finish. A very good session ale.—Marc Bona
Marc BonaExamples of session in a Sentence
Noun
Her health insurance will cover 12 one-hour sessions of therapy per year.
the U.N. Special Session on Disarmament
I'm going to take classes during the summer session.
Recent Examples on the WebCarolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2024
This session’s tournament will be round-robin format, with each competitor playing in turns against each other.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
And the fact that Democrats got seven bills passed this session represents some degree of courtesy to the minority party, said University of Kentucky political scientist Stephen Voss.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2024
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These Apple active noise-canceling headphones are great for long study sessions at school.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The Triple Crown clocks in at a cool $275 per session (plus tip) and does not include extractions.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Americans to support their country's continued leadership on the world stage during a speech delivered to a joint session of Congress Thursday – a message that comes as pivotal foreign aid has stalled in the halls of Congress.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Disney’s session collectively drew the most applause and laughter of the week.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The vote gives leaders authority to call a strike if contract talks stall at a bargaining session scheduled for Monday.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
Coalition members will get more detail on budget problems at their pre-session retreat, which was to start later Thursday, said Bishop, a Fairbanks Republican.
—Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2023
The pre-session email also asked students about pregnancy, blood pressure issues or heart irregularities.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2021
Yet when that strike ended a year later as the longest acting strike in US history, the union gave in on its demand for residuals, agreeing instead to a system of one-time bonuses for multi-session work and extra payments for vocally stressful work.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2022
Every industry needs its own unique curriculum for multi-session implicit bias professional learning experiences.
—Shaun Harper, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
The series gives us some of the most impressive visuals, direction, and performances in the MCU, but Moon Knight is begging for a format shift in the form of either a minimum of 10 episodes or a multi-session plan from the onset.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022
And during a post-session press briefing with reporters, Gov. Kate Brown also lauded the outgoing Senate President.
—oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2022
They’re usually assigned to the few committees that don’t have mid-session deadlines to advance legislation, so they generally are considered still alive right up until the final gavel falls.
—oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021
Noun
Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2024
This session’s tournament will be round-robin format, with each competitor playing in turns against each other.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
And the fact that Democrats got seven bills passed this session represents some degree of courtesy to the minority party, said University of Kentucky political scientist Stephen Voss.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2024
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Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones
These Apple active noise-canceling headphones are great for long study sessions at school.
—Claire Peltier, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
The Triple Crown clocks in at a cool $275 per session (plus tip) and does not include extractions.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Americans to support their country's continued leadership on the world stage during a speech delivered to a joint session of Congress Thursday – a message that comes as pivotal foreign aid has stalled in the halls of Congress.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Disney’s session collectively drew the most applause and laughter of the week.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
The vote gives leaders authority to call a strike if contract talks stall at a bargaining session scheduled for Monday.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Among the ways the service seeks to put kids at ease is a pre-session questionnaire for parents that asks things like the pronunciation of the child’s name, whether a letter to Santa has already been mailed and questions related to the child’s understanding of the pandemic.
—Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
Coalition members will get more detail on budget problems at their pre-session retreat, which was to start later Thursday, said Bishop, a Fairbanks Republican.
—Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Jan. 2023
The pre-session email also asked students about pregnancy, blood pressure issues or heart irregularities.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2021
Yet when that strike ended a year later as the longest acting strike in US history, the union gave in on its demand for residuals, agreeing instead to a system of one-time bonuses for multi-session work and extra payments for vocally stressful work.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2022
Every industry needs its own unique curriculum for multi-session implicit bias professional learning experiences.
—Shaun Harper, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
The series gives us some of the most impressive visuals, direction, and performances in the MCU, but Moon Knight is begging for a format shift in the form of either a minimum of 10 episodes or a multi-session plan from the onset.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2022
And during a post-session press briefing with reporters, Gov. Kate Brown also lauded the outgoing Senate President.
—oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2022
They’re usually assigned to the few committees that don’t have mid-session deadlines to advance legislation, so they generally are considered still alive right up until the final gavel falls.
—oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021
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