plenary
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- adjective
- /ˈplɛnəri/
- Formal
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plenario
- The fifth plenary session was held in Geneva from 24 to 27 April 1999.
- plenary power
- plenary session
- plenary assembly
Under the Constitution, the federal government does not have plenary criminal jurisdiction.
- Under the Constitution, the federal government does not have plenary criminal jurisdiction.
- And there is another gentleman in this room, or maybe he's for the next the plenary speaker, Peter Singer.
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All members are required to attend the plenary session to vote on the proposed changes.
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And the plenary speaker was a representative of the Department of Energy.
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Maybe we can vote for it in our plenary session tomorrow.
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Under the Constitution, the federal government does not have plenary criminal jurisdiction.
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So the six UN languages are simultaneously interpreted in the main room in main plenary discussions.
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As the first plenary speaker, it's also gratifying to officially welcome you to Washington.
Academic text (2001) -
The rest of the Zairian bishops met in plenary assembly at the end of February to discuss the controversy.
Academic text (1992) -
The draft bill, however, encountered stiff opposition in the Senate's plenary session.
Academic text (1999) -
The amount of prestige attached to being selected as one of these plenary speakers cannot be overestimated.
Academic text (1996) -
The committee will finalize the new policy during the plenary meeting next week.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
plenary = plen + ary
The adjectival suffix '-ary' is productive and signals 'related to / characterized by', but the root 'plen' is a Latin combining form (not a standalone English word), so the link to 'full/complete' is not fully obvious to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word plenary comes from the Latin root plenus, which means 'full' and is the same root behind plenty and plentiful. So a plenary meeting is one that is 'full' of members, and plenary power means 'complete' or without limits.