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plenary

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


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"I will reconvene this plenary session at the earliest opportunity so the panel can effectively conclude its business," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

"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

The committee's findings will be forwarded to the House plenary for a vote, where the approval of one-third of its members is needed to forward the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate for trial.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

I think, frankly, he enjoys foreign policy because it is an area where the presidency has plenary power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

But those short moments had made it all worthwhile, those moments of pure plenary abandon, when he felt as if he, and he alone, were in control of the universe of his childhood.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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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