session :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"

n. a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature"

n. a lasting connection between a user (or user agent) and a peer, typically a server

n. a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

n. the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"

n. the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"

n. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

n. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

n. the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state

n. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"

n. the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"

n. persons who administer justice

n. a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"

n. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

n. an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

n. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

n. (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive