opening session

collocation in English

meaningsofopeningandsession

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opening
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈəʊ.pən.ɪŋ/us
/ˈoʊp.nɪŋ/
happening at the beginning of an event ...
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session
noun
uk
/ˈseʃ.ən/us
/ˈseʃ.ən/
a formal meeting or series of meetings of an organization such as a parliament or a court ...
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(Definition ofopeningandsessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopening session

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Theopeningsession, which comprised two papers, concentrated on performance.
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Theopeningsessiontakes some days, and it is during theopeningsessionthat the statements are made.
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In the special sessions, anopeningsessionwas held after the opening ceremony on the first day.
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Theopeningsessionlast month was encouraging.
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Theopeningsessionwas temporarily suspended after disagreement on the voting procedure for a speaker.
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Both presidents presented this at theopeningsessionof the summit.
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Theopeningsessionlasted an hour and was attended by about 1,200 people.
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This discouraged admission in theopeningsessionin 1921.
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The parties concerned in the negotiations are now engaged in exploring the ideas and proposals put forward during theopeningsession.
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An hour was added to the lunchtimeopeningsessionso that it ends at three rather than two in the afternoon.
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The questioning in theopeningsession, which he handled remarkably well, convinced him that something had to be done, and it has been done.
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She served as one of the senior recorders during theopeningsession.
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While theopeningsessionhad generally been quite chaotic, with the deputies seated haphazardly, independent of their political affiliations, ordered parliamentary procedures developed quickly.
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The president's term coincides with the term of the assembly, and he or she is chosen by a vote during theopeningsession, after each legislative election.
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