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plenum

[plee-nuhm, plen-uhm] / ˈpli nəm, ˈplɛn əm /
NOUN
completeness
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NOUN
quorum
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The report came ahead of the fourth plenum of the Chinese Communist Party this weekend reaffirming its “One China” principle and voting to designate Oct.

From MarketWatch Oct. 27, 2025

The readout of China’s recently concluded fourth plenum signals a continuation of current policy directions, with an emphasis on technology and innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

To replace some of these officials, the party promoted 11 alternates to full membership of the Central Committee at this week’s plenum.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

Typically, it is at the Communist Party's fifth plenum that officials chart the next five-year economic blueprint.

From Barron's Oct. 18, 2025

He had left the World a plenum, and he now finds it a vacuum.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

We recorded a tumbadero, which is an instrument used in plena, recorded by Luis “Lagarto” Figueroa.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

This represents tabula plena, or the "full slate."

From Science Daily May 3, 2026

But, Melendez-Badillo says, he's also a colonial subject -- a reality explored on "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos," which features an ingenious melange of traditional sounds including salsa, bomba and plena, with infusions of reggaeton.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

His sixth album is a jubilant love letter to the music of his homeland, mixing traditional genres like plena, salsa and bomba with the hip-swaying pulse of reggaeton.

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

Popular items were the boxes on the floor filled with Spanish LPs from past decades, old mambo and salsa records, plena, bomba, Latin hits our parents would dance to.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

Since the Communist Party won control of mainland China in 1949, only four Central Committee plenums have promoted 10 or more alternates to full membership, including this week’s conclave, according to party records.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

The Central Committee is the largest of the Party’s top decision-making bodies, and its plenums typically take place once a year.

From Reuters Oct. 18, 2021

The intake plumbing feeds the dual plenums, like aluminum lungs atop the engine, that distribute air charge to the two throttle bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2016

Gradually, the plenums have refined their demands, focusing on reducing pay and privileges for officials.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2014

There were no tangible signs of protest such as outward demonstrations, mass rallies, or disruptions during congresses, plenums, annual meetings, or regional conferences to show this alienation.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.




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