plenary session

noun

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

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

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Meanings

nounplenary session (plural plenary sessions)

plural plenary sessions

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

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

Origin

From plenarius (“full, entire”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 全會 /全会
  • 全會 /全会 (quánhuì)plenary session
Finnish täysistunto, yleisistunto
  • täysistuntoplenary session
  • yleisistuntoplenary session
French session plénière, séance plénière
  • session plénièreplenary session
  • séance plénièreplenary session
German Plenarsitzung, Plenartagung
  • Plenarsitzungplenary session
  • Plenartagungplenary session
  • Vollversammlungplenary session
Greek ολομέλεια
  • ολομέλεια (oloméleia)plenary session
Hebrew מְלִיאָה
  • מְלִיאָה (m'liá)plenary session
Hungarian plenáris
  • plenárisplenary session
Indonesian sidang paripurna
  • sidang paripurnaplenary session
Persian جلسه عمومی
  • جلسه عمومی (jalase-ye 'omumi)plenary session
Portuguese sessão plenária
  • sessão plenáriaplenary session
Romanian sesiune plenară, plenară
  • sesiune plenarăplenary session
  • plenarăplenary session
Spanish sesión plenaria, pleno
  • sesión plenariaplenary session
  • plenoplenary session
Swedish plenarsammanträde, plenarsession
  • plenarsammanträdeplenary session
  • plenarsessionplenary session
Tagalog pulong ng buong kapulungan
  • pulong ng buong kapulunganplenary session
Ukrainian пленарне засідання, пленарна сесія
  • пленарне засідання (plenarne zasidannja)plenary session
  • пленарна сесія (plenarna sesija)plenary session
Cite this entry
APA

plenary session. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plenary%20session

MLA

“plenary session.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plenary%20session. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plenary session,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plenary%20session.

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