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plenary

[plee-nuh-ree, plen-uh-] / ˈpli nə ri, ˈplɛn ə- /


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Putin, Xi, Pezeshkian as well as India's Narendra Modi and Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif are due to take part in a plenary session chaired by Kyrgyz leader Sadyr Japarov.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

As such, the law says, Hawaii “possesses plenary authority to determine the powers and capacities of the artificial persons it creates.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

It will aim "to clearly establish accountability", Yoon -- who heads the investigation committee -- said during a live-streamed National Assembly plenary session ahead of Thursday's vote.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

The Alliance MLA Nick Mathison had asked Nesbitt during an assembly plenary if he was planning to introduce care and support plans for pupils with SEN when they leave school.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

Just after midnight on November 18, an interim constitution was approved by a plenary session of the multiparty conference.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The meeting in Bridgetown, from Monday to Thursday, included strategy sessions and plenaries and marked the beginning of an "intercontinental campaign", the UWI said in a statement, describing it as "ground-breaking".

From Reuters Jul. 27, 2023

Although not unprecedented, it’s uncommon for North Korea to hold two different party plenaries in a span of two months.

From Seattle Times Feb. 5, 2023

There were plenaries, concurrent talks, a keynote, lanyards, bag lunches, a sense of initial giddiness that gives way to acute information overload resulting in a desire never to leave your hotel room again.

From The Guardian Jun. 19, 2018

"They called for the talks, and then they refused to go in the plenaries."

From BBC Oct. 27, 2014

Starters and plenaries are very rare, and usually students enter classrooms with a genuine fear of what they may be expected to achieve.

From Slate Nov. 5, 2013




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