sessions

[sesh-uhnz] / ˈsɛʃ ənz /

NOUN

meeting, gathering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conference discussion hearing period term

STRONG

affair assembly concourse huddle meet showdown sitting

WEAK

get-together jam session

Example Sentences

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Some 3,000 delegates from the CPPCC, an advisory body with no legislative power – and China's rubber-stamp legislature the National People's Congress – will gather in Beijing this week for the annual Two Sessions.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The Two Sessions is tightly controlled, but delegates in the past have used the opportunity to try to push pet policies, particularly social measures.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

With most of the decisions already made, the Two Sessions are mainly a talking shop with little room for spontaneity or off-the-cuff comments.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The park previously hosted the 2024 Summer Sessions festival, which was headlined by Tom Jones, Busted and Shania Twain.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

A Maiden Session.—There were no prisoners for trial at Cambridgeshire Quarter Sessions, July 13th, 1888.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various