in session
idiom
1
: in the process of meeting formally
Congress is in session right now.
2
US
: conducting classes
School will be back in session at the beginning of September.
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The legislature that was elected in 2019 was so dysfunctional that lawmakers ended up physically fighting each other while in session.
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Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
Starting today, portions of Second Street and A Street NE near the Supreme Court will be closed to cars between 9am and 3pm on days the court is in session through June.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
The cameras will not be in school zones because state rules will only allow operation for three hours a day when school is in session.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Parliament head Nabih Berri, who leads Amal, a Shiite party that has in the past been a rival of Hezbollah but is now its top ally, has yet to call parliament in session.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
Starting today, portions of Second Street and A Street NE near the Supreme Court will be closed to cars between 9am and 3pm on days the court is in session through June.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
The cameras will not be in school zones because state rules will only allow operation for three hours a day when school is in session.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Parliament head Nabih Berri, who leads Amal, a Shiite party that has in the past been a rival of Hezbollah but is now its top ally, has yet to call parliament in session.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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