word | plenary |
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definition | (1) Including all who have a right to attend. (2) Complete in all ways. |
eg_sentence | For the convention's plenary session, five thousand members gathered to hear a star speaker. |
explanation | Plenary often shows up in writing referring to the “plenary power” held by a government, and is particularly used for powers mentioned in a constitution. For example, under the U.S. Constitution, the Congress has plenary power to wage war, which means that no one else—not the courts, not the states, not the president—has any power whatsoever to second-guess Congress about warmaking. But in recent years, that hasn't stopped some presidents from starting conflicts that looked a lot like wars to most people. At a conference, the plenary sessions (unlike the various smaller “presentations,” “workshops,” “forums,” and “seminars” that otherwise fill the day) try to bring everyone together in the same room. |
IPA | ˈplɛnəri |
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