<noun.communication> it was the opening session of the legislature
the time during which a school holds classes
<noun.time> they had to shorten the school term
a meeting devoted to a particular activity
<noun.act> a filming session a gossip session
a meeting of spiritualists
<noun.group> the seance was held in the medium's parlor
Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F. session. See {Sit}.] 1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated. [Archaic]
So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import. --Hooker.
But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . . Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood. --Tennyson.
2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc., or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for the transaction of business.
It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.
3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is called a term.
It was resolved that the convocation should meet at the beginning of the next session of Parliament. --Macaulay.
Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used as a title for a court of justices, held for granting licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out highways, and the like; it is also the title of several courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the United States.
{Church session}, the lowest court in the Presbyterian Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders elected by the members of a particular church, and having the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests of that church, as the admission and dismission of members, discipline, etc.
{Court of Session}, the supreme civil court of Scotland.
{Quarter sessions}. (Eng.Law) See under {Quarter}.
{Sessions of the peace}, sittings held by justices of the peace. [Eng.]
As a consequence, the blue chips extended a decline which had begun in the closing minutes of the previous session, when investors had sensed the bad news to come. However, the downturn paled when compared with the rout in bonds.
Gov. Bob Martinez on Wednesday extended his call for a special session of the Florida Legislature Oct. 10 on abortion to include revision of child protection laws.
Bargain-hunting by U.S. investors helped some floating-rate note issues recover yesterday in an otherwise featureless Eurodollar bond session.
The November contract fell as low as $5.89 a bushel, its lowest level since Aug. 3, before bouncing back late in the session.
Much of Friday's session was spent debating language permitting the District of Columbia to use local funds to pay for abortions for poor women.
The Dow Jones average of 30 blue-chip stocks ended 10.67 points higher at 2,083.04 after a mostly lackluster session.
He also noted that December silver eased to a fresh life-of-contract low for the fourth consecutive session.
Some blue chip stocks also rose in up-and-down trading that saw the Dow Jones industrials average fluctuate during the session before settling below a record high set Friday.
Bond prices closed near session highs, and traders said that performance fueled buying in stock-index futures.
Daimler, West Germany's largest industrial group, climbed 12 marks to 620 ($360) after surging 20 early in the session.
Lithuanians rushed their new legislature into session to declare independence before Gorbachev could be elected to that post.
Big Board volume was an estimated 157 million shares, against 189.63 million in the previous session.
The revised preamble was adopted by the country's National Assembly last Thursday on the closing day of its winter session.
Most short-term interest rates rose yesterday while bond prices fell for the third session in a row.
Grain futures settled mostly lower while soybeans finished mostly higher on the Chicago Board of Trade in a quiet session that appeared to mark the end of the recent selling wave, analysts said.
Stock prices retreated in a turbulent session today, running into some resistance at or near record highs.
Tokyo share prices staged a moderate rally in the afternoon session to erase most of the morning's losses, but the buying interest was narrowly focused and the broad market closed mixed.
Mrs. Whitmire set a special council session for Friday to discuss a resolution against racist remarks.
The debate over how much and how fast to cut interest rates was expected to be the primary topic today when top Fed officials gathered behind closed doors for their final monetary strategy session of 1990.
Eduardas Potashinskas, a Lithuanian activist who monitored today's parliament session, said speakers announced that the Kremlin decreed a stop Tuesday to Soviet supplies of paper and wood products to Lithuania.
But Motorola surged 3 3/4 to 83 3/4 and peaked at 84, marking the second consecutive session in which the stock set a 52-week high.
Weakness in government bond prices, reflecting underlying worries over interest rate prospects, wore down the UK equity market towards the close of yesterday's trading session.
Grain and soybean futures opened narrowly mixed today on the Chicago Board of Trade in a calm follow-through to the previous session's early run-up and late sell-off.
South Korea's National Assembly opened its regular 50-day session, during which it is to vote on a new constitution and revision of laws for a transition to full democracy.
Under law, McCarthy can be hel in jail as long as the grand jury hearing evidence in the case remains in session.
As a result, stocks quickly gave up their early gains and drifted for much of the session before taking their cue from the bond market, which slumped amid concerns that the Federal Reserve may be acting to tighten credit.
Big Board volume totaled 170.49 million shares, against 167.10 million in the previous session.
Two-thirds of the 140-member parliament must have been elected before a session can be called.
The soybean market opened with a burst of buying linked partly to new export sales of the commodity and partly to lingering bullishness from the previous session.
Dealers said position-squaring after the gains early in the week dominated yesterday's session.