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plenary session

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A session of a conference or other meeting at which all members are expected to be present.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The conference consists of five regular sessions spread across multiple rooms and two plenary sessions in the main auditorium.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From plenarius (“full, entire”).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 全會 /全会 (quánhuì) — plenary session
  • Finnish: täysistunto — plenary session
  • Finnish: yleisistunto — plenary session
  • French: session plénière — plenary session
  • French: séance plénière — plenary session
  • Georgian: პლენარული სხდომა (ṗlenaruli sxdoma) — plenary session
  • German: Plenarsitzung — plenary session
  • German: Plenartagung — plenary session
  • German: Vollversammlung — plenary session
  • Greek: ολομέλεια (oloméleia) — plenary session
  • Hebrew: מְלִיאָה (m'liá) — plenary session
  • Hungarian: plenáris — plenary session
  • Indonesian: sidang paripurna — plenary session
  • Macedonian: пленарна седница (plenarna sednica) — plenary session
  • Persian: جلسه عمومی (jalase-ye 'omumi) — plenary session
  • Portuguese: sessão plenária — plenary session
  • Romanian: sesiune plenară — plenary session
  • Romanian: plenară — plenary session
  • Spanish: sesión plenaria — plenary session
  • Spanish: pleno — plenary session
  • Swedish: plenarsammanträde — plenary session
  • Swedish: plenarsession — plenary session
  • Tagalog: pulong ng buong kapulungan — plenary session
  • Ukrainian: пленарне засідання (plenarne zasidannja) — plenary session
  • Ukrainian: пленарна сесія (plenarna sesija) — plenary session