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spe·cial ses·sion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. special sessionnoun

    a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions

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  1. Special session

    In a legislature, a special session (also extraordinary session) is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session. This most frequently occurs in order to complete unfinished tasks for the year (often delayed by conflict between political parties), such as outlining the government's budget for the next fiscal year, biennium, or other period. Special sessions may also be called during an economic downturn in order to cut the budget. In other cases, a special session may be convened to address special topics, or emergencies such as war or natural disaster. Who calls a special session varies – by vote of the legislature during regular session, by the executive, or by the legislature's speaker or presiding officer. The United Nations has both special sessions and emergency special sessions.

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  1. special session

    A special session is a period when the governing body (such as a legislature, parliament, council, etc.) convenes outside of the normal legislative schedule. These sessions can be called to address specific issues or emergencies that cannot wait until the regular legislative session. The procedures and authority to call a special session vary depending on the rules of the organization or government.

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  1. Special session

    In a legislature, a special session is a period when the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session. This most frequently occurs in order to complete unfinished tasks for the year, such as outlining the government's budget for the next fiscal year, biennium, or other period. Special sessions may also be called during an economic downturn in order to cut the budget. In other cases, a special session may be convened to address special topics, or emergencies such as war or natural disaster. Who calls a special session varies - by vote of the legislature during regular session, by the executive, or by the legislature's speaker or presiding officer. The United Nations has both special sessions and emergency special sessions.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of special session in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of special session in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of special session in a Sentence

  1. Wasserman Schultz:

    It's time for Florida lawmakers to call a special session to replace Florida's Confederate statue in our nation's Capitol.

  2. Ralph Northam:

    I will summon the members of the Senate and the House of Delegates to meet in special session for the purpose of passing common sense public safety laws.

  3. Greg Abbott:

    Their constituents are getting mighty upset about the fact that their house member is not in the [Capitol], doing the job they were elected to do, because they abandoned their responsibility, when they get back to Texas, I will be calling another special session and put this back on the agenda as well as so many other items that are so important to their constituents.

  4. Van Cleave:

    Northam is sending two other proposals back to state lawmakers with recommended changes. One would allow local authorities to regulate firearms at certain buildings and events, and the other would ban those subject to protective orders from possessing firearms and require them to turn over firearms within 24 hours, according to the newspaper. The measures come as the Democratic-led General Assembly has taken efforts to enact a slew of gun control measures following a mass shooting in Virginia Beach last year. Republicanstate lawmakers have pushed back. In July, they ended a special session called by Northam to take up gun control measures in 90 minutes.The gun lobby was able to water down some of the bills backed by the governor. While we still dont like them, theyre not as bad as they once were.

  5. Michelle Gross:

    For every special session that they might have, we will be there demanding change, and once the regular session starts next year, we will be there again, with our bills, demanding change.

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