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 holiday fell on a weekend in 2024, so schools weren't in session, making 2025 the first year that schools close statewide for the occasion.
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April Rubin, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Republican Senate leaders will keep the chamber in session through the weekend to confirm Hegseth and other high-profile Cabinet nominees to overcome procedural roadblocks from Democrats.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Jan. 2025
Texas The Lone Star state’s legislature was not in session in 2024, but Texas lawmakers are back to work this year.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The Supreme Court in a 2014 decision gave the executive branch broad leeway to fill executive branch vacancies when the Senate is not in session, even for political purposes such as difficulty securing Senate confirmation.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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April Rubin, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
Republican Senate leaders will keep the chamber in session through the weekend to confirm Hegseth and other high-profile Cabinet nominees to overcome procedural roadblocks from Democrats.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Jan. 2025
Texas The Lone Star state’s legislature was not in session in 2024, but Texas lawmakers are back to work this year.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The Supreme Court in a 2014 decision gave the executive branch broad leeway to fill executive branch vacancies when the Senate is not in session, even for political purposes such as difficulty securing Senate confirmation.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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