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a joint meeting, as of both houses of a bicameral legislature: The president addressed a joint session of Congress on the crisis in Central America.[1860-65, Amer.]
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Joint session — Joint Joint (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Joint session — A joint session or joint convention is, most broadly, when two normally separate decision making groups meet together, often in a special session or other extraordinary meeting, for a specific purpose.Most often it refers to when both houses of a … Wikipedia
joint session — noun or joint meeting : a session of the two houses of a legislature meeting together and acting as one body * * * a joint meeting, as of both houses of a bicameral legislature: The president addressed a joint session of Congress on the crisis in … Useful english dictionary
Joint session of the United States Congress — Joint sessions of the United States Congress are the gatherings together of both houses of the United States Congress (the House of Representatives and Senate). Joint sessions are held on special occasions such as the State of the Union Address… … Wikipedia
joint session — n. meeting of two distinct groups (eg. Congress and the Senate) … English contemporary dictionary
joint session — A meeting of the upper and lower houses of a legislative body in combination, usually for ceremonial purposes or the reception of the executive and the reading of his message or other communication to the legislature. Snow v Hudson, 56 Kan 378,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Joint — (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Joint and several — Joint Joint (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Joint committee — Joint Joint (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Joint meeting — Joint Joint (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action. [1913 Webster] 2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or produced by two or more working together … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
