session
noun
[ ˈsɛʃ(ə)n ]
• a meeting of an official body, especially a legislature, council, or court of law, to conduct its business.
Similar:
meeting,
sitting,
assembly,
conclave,
plenary,
hearing,
conference,
discussion,
forum,
symposium,
sederunt,
diet,
caucus,
• a period devoted to a particular activity.
• "gym is followed by a training session"
• the governing body of a Presbyterian Church.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin sessio(n- ), from sess- ‘seated’ (see sessile).
in session
• assembled for or proceeding with business.
• "throughout the long wait the court remained in session"
