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plenary

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


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The Alliance MLA Nick Mathison had asked Nesbitt during an assembly plenary if he was planning to introduce care and support plans for pupils with SEN when they leave school.

From BBC Feb. 9, 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

There is one female toilet with two cubicles near the plenary chamber, though the entire building itself has nine female toilets with 22 cubicles.

From BBC Jan. 1, 2026

The plenary session of the national electoral council CNE "declares Nasry Juan Asfura Zablah elected for a four-year term," the council's president Ana Paola Hall said.

From Barron's Dec. 24, 2025

Just after midnight on November 18, an interim constitution was approved by a plenary session of the multiparty conference.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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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