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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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Beyond the plenum, China's top anti-corruption watchdog reported that 680,000 people across the party apparatus have been disciplined in the first nine months of this year.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

About a quarter of the 376 officials on the Central Committee when its term began four years ago didn't attend this week’s four-day plenum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Zhang Shengmin was promoted to the top decision-making body at the fifth plenum, bringing the number to 22.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The plenum also affirmed that the next party congress will take place in the second half of 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The early universe was filled with radiation and a plenum of matter, originally hydrogen and helium, formed from elementary particles in the dense primeval fireball.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026

Salsa, reggaeton, bomba, and plena rang out during the 14-minute set, which included guest performances from Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, along with cameos from the likes of Pedro Pascal, Cardi B and Jessica Alba,

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026

The album, released just over a year ago, embraces rhythms native to Puerto Rico, like plena and salsa, and centers the island’s colonial history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 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

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

While recent plenums focused on economic reforms or social and development issues, party discipline took centre stage at this week's gathering.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Belgrade saw one of its biggest ever protests in March 2025, and while the leaderless student movement increased in strength, they organised themselves through student assemblies or plenums.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

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 Violeta D. Baluyut


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