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special session

noun

  1. a session, as of a legislature or council, called to meet in addition to those held regularly.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of special session1

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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Example Sentences

Gov. Rick Perry later called a special session of the legislature to push the bill forward, and it ended up passing.

Stakeholders on both sides thought the bill had partisan support after Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper called a special session.

The governor called a special session for December to deal with a $6 billion deficit that had opened in the current year budget.

Back then, you may recall, the legislature was called into a special session for the purpose of passing the redistricting law.

Barring a special session, Sanford has four months to save his job.

But does not everybody see and know, that it was matter of absolute necessity to have a special session of the court?

Without such special session, then, three years would not have been sufficient for the purpose.

Special Session, 15th legislative assembly , Senate bill no. 12.

A special session of the Legislature was held in December, 1835.

It has reaffirmed the non-co-operation resolution of the Special Session and amplified it in every respect.

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