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plenary

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


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"This plenary session is more important than the World Cup final," Sostenes Cavalcante, leader of Bolsonaro's Liberal Party leader in the Chamber of Deputies, said Monday.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

An opposition MP, Time Kadrijaj, threw eggs at Kosovo's acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti during a plenary session on Saturday.

From BBC Aug. 8, 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

I listened to what he said at the forum's plenary session.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

IN MAY OF 1992, after a four-month interruption, the multiparty conference held its second plenary session at the World Trade Centre.

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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