plenary

ˈpliːnəri

plenaries

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Definition of plenary - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

meetingattended by all members or participants

The plenary meeting was scheduled for 10 AM.

complete

entire

full

without restrictionunqualified or absolute

She was granted plenary authority over the project..

absolute

unqualified

unrestricted

Noun

gatheringmeeting attended by all members

The conference ended with a plenary.

assembly

gathering

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in plenary session

adj.

happening during a meeting with all members present

The in plenary session debate was broadcast live.

plenary hall

main room where all members of a group meet together

The delegates filed into the plenary hall for the opening ceremony.

plenary meeting

formal gathering where all members of a group meet together

All delegates must attend the plenary meeting on the final day.

plenary powers

complete authority to make decisions without limits

The committee was granted plenary powers to resolve the issue.

plenary session

meeting where all members must attend

The conference began with a plenary session.

plenary assembly

meeting where all members of a group gather together

The proposals were debated during the plenary assembly on Friday.

Origin of plenary

Latin, plenus (full)

Examples of plenary in a sentence

A plenary conference was held to discuss the new policy.
The committee has plenary power to make decisions.
The board was given plenary control over the funds.
The plenary was scheduled for the afternoon.
She presented her research at the plenary.

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French:plénier, séance plénière, ...
German:plenar, Plenarsitzung, ...
Italian:plenaria, riunione plenaria, ...
Spanish:plenario, sesión plenaria, ...
Portuguese:plenário, sessão plenária, ...
Chinese:全体的, 全体会议, ...
Japanese:全体の, 全体会議, ...
Arabic:عَام, جَلْسَة عَامَّة, ...
Hebrew:כְּלָלִי, מְלִיאָה, ...
Russian:пленарный, пленарное заседание, ...
Ukrainian:пленарний, пленарне засідання, ...
Hindi:सर्वसदस्यीय, सर्वसदस्यीय बैठक, ...
Bengali:পূর্ণাঙ্গ, পূর্ণাঙ্গ অধিবেশন, ...
Catalan:plenari, sessió plenària, ...
Czech:plenární, plenární zasedání, ...
Danish:plenar, plenum, ...
Dutch:plenaire, plenaire vergadering, ...
Greek:ολομελής, ολομέλεια, ...
Hungarian:plenáris, plenáris ülés, ...
Khmer:ពេញអង្គ, កិច្ចប្រជុំពេញអង្គ, ...
Korean:전체의, 총회, ...
Persian:عمومی, جلسه عمومی, ...
Polish:plenarne, zgromadzenie plenarne, ...
Portuguese (BR):plenário, plenária, ...
Romanian:plenar, ședință plenară, ...
Swedish:plenart, plenum, ...
Thai:เต็มคณะ, การประชุมเต็มคณะ, ...
Turkish:genel, genel kurul, ...
Vietnamese:toàn thể, phiên họp toàn thể, ...

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