Collocations for session - noun
1. meeting of a court, parliament, etc.
ADJECTIVE
inaugural,
opening
closing, final, last
current
joint
open, public (esp. BrE)
closed, closed-door (esp. AmE), private
The board met in closed session.
closing, final, last
current
joint
open, public (esp. BrE)
closed, closed-door (esp. AmE), private
The board met in closed session.
emergency,
extraordinary (esp. AmE),
special
full, plenary
a full session of the peace talks
a plenary session of the committee
full, plenary
a full session of the peace talks
a plenary session of the committee
follow-up
A follow-up session was held a month after the initial meeting.
A follow-up session was held a month after the initial meeting.
congressional,
parliamentary
legislative (esp. AmE)
executive (AmE)
The Council met in executive session for the purpose of selecting a new general secretary.
legislative (esp. AmE)
executive (AmE)
The Council met in executive session for the purpose of selecting a new general secretary.
VERB + session
hold
attend
boycott
address
The president addressed a closed session of Congress.
attend
boycott
address
The president addressed a closed session of Congress.
call
(esp. AmE)
The Governor called a special session of the Legislature.
The Governor called a special session of the Legislature.
PREPOSITION
at a/the session
The statute was approved at the 1985 session of the Texas Legislature.
The statute was approved at the 1985 session of the Texas Legislature.
in a/the session
in the opening session
in the opening session
in session
The court is now in session.
The court is now in session.
2. time spent doing an activity
ADJECTIVE
lengthy,
long
short
30-minute, two-hour, etc.
all-day, all-night, late-night
early, late
daily, regular, weekly, etc.
bargaining, negotiating
briefing (esp. BrE), question-and-answer
brainstorming
breakout (esp. AmE)
coaching (esp. BrE), practice, training, tutoring (esp. AmE)
one-to-one
I had a one-to-one session with one of the instructors at the gym.
short
30-minute, two-hour, etc.
all-day, all-night, late-night
early, late
daily, regular, weekly, etc.
bargaining, negotiating
briefing (esp. BrE), question-and-answer
brainstorming
breakout (esp. AmE)
coaching (esp. BrE), practice, training, tutoring (esp. AmE)
one-to-one
I had a one-to-one session with one of the instructors at the gym.
counselling/counseling,
therapy
drop-in (BrE)
The case worker will talk to refugees at drop-in sessions and by appointment.
Women who need a test can visit one of the drop-in sessions for help and advice.
drop-in (BrE)
The case worker will talk to refugees at drop-in sessions and by appointment.
Women who need a test can visit one of the drop-in sessions for help and advice.
photo,
photographic
(esp. BrE)
autograph
jam, jazz, recording
workout, yoga
drinking (esp. BrE)
The man fell in the canal after a heavy drinking session.
autograph
jam, jazz, recording
workout, yoga
drinking (esp. BrE)
The man fell in the canal after a heavy drinking session.
VERB + session
do,
have,
offer (sb),
organize,
provide (sb with),
run
The college runs training sessions every afternoon.
The college runs training sessions every afternoon.
schedule
Both sessions are scheduled for 10 o'clock.
Both sessions are scheduled for 10 o'clock.
attend
miss
begin, start
end, finish
She had to abruptly end her session with a newspaper editor when they received word of the attacks.
miss
begin, start
end, finish
She had to abruptly end her session with a newspaper editor when they received word of the attacks.