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plenary

 
Dictionary: ple·na·ry   (plē'nə-rē, plĕn'ə-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Complete in all respects; unlimited or full: a diplomat with plenary powers.
  2. Fully attended by all qualified members: a plenary session of the council.

[Late Latin plēnārius, from Latin plēnus, full.]

plenarily ple'na·ri·ly adv.
plenariness ple'na·ri·ness n.

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adj

Definition: entire, whole
Antonyms: incomplete, limited, part, partial, restricted


Law Dictionary: Plenary
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"literally, . . . Full, entire, complete, absolute, perfect or unqualified; but with reference to judicial proceedings, it denotes a [complete, formally pleaded suit wherein] a petition or complaint is filed by one or more persons against one or more other persons who file an answer or a response." 315 S.W. 2d 521, 525. A plenary action is one in which a full trial or plenary hearing is had on the merits of a complaint following full discovery, as distinguished from a summary proceeding.

Obscure Words: plenary
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complete, full (absolute)
Word Tutor: plenary
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Complete in every way; entire.

pronunciation The governor of the colony was given plenary authority.

Wikipedia: Plenary
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Plenary is an adjective related to the noun plenum carrying a general connotation of fullness.

Plenary may refer to:


Translations: Plenary
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fuldstændig, fuldtallig
n. - plenum

idioms:

  • plenary assembly    plenarforsamling
  • plenary meeting    plenarmøde
  • plenary session    plenarmøde

Nederlands (Dutch)
plenair, voltallig, openbaar

Français (French)
adj. - plénier, plein, absolu
n. - plénum

idioms:

  • plenary assembly    assemblée plénière
  • plenary meeting    réunion plénière
  • plenary session    session plénière

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Plenar-, Voll-
n. - Buch für Lesungen beim Abendmahl

idioms:

  • plenary assembly    Vollversammlung, Plenarsitzung
  • plenary meeting    Vollversammlung
  • plenary session    Plenarsitzung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απόλυτος, πλήρης, απεριόριστος, της ολομέλειας
n. - ολομέλεια

idioms:

  • plenary assembly    ολομέλεια (συμβουλίου, βουλής κλπ.)
  • plenary meeting    ολομέλεια
  • plenary session    ολομέλεια

Italiano (Italian)
plenario

idioms:

  • plenary meeting    assemblea generale, assemblea plenaria
  • plenary session    sessione plenaria

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pleno, completo
n. - plenário (m)

idioms:

  • plenary meeting    reunião plenária
  • plenary session    sessão plenária

Русский (Russian)
пленарный

idioms:

  • plenary meeting    пленарное заседание
  • plenary session    пленарная сессия

Español (Spanish)
adj. - plenario, pleno, lleno, completo
n. - plenario

idioms:

  • plenary assembly    pleno, plenaria
  • plenary meeting    reunión plenaria
  • plenary session    sesión plenaria

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fulltalig, full, obegränsad
n. - plenum

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
完全的, 充分的, 全体出席的, 绝对的, 充分, 完整

idioms:

  • plenary assembly    全体会议, 全会
  • plenary meeting    全会, 全体会议
  • plenary session    全体会议, 全会

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 完全的, 充分的, 全體出席的, 絕對的
n. - 充分, 完整

idioms:

  • plenary assembly    全體會議, 全會
  • plenary meeting    全會, 全體會議
  • plenary session    全體會議, 全會

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 충분[완전]한, 전원 출석한
n. - 전원출석

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 完全な, 絶対の, 全員出席の

idioms:

  • plenary assembly    本会議, 総会
  • plenary meeting    本会議, 総会
  • plenary session    総会, 本会議

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كامل, تام, مطلق, غير محدود (الاسم) مكتمل منعقد بجميع أطرافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא-מוגבל, מוחלט, מלא‬
n. - ‮ישיבת המליאה (של קונגרס ארה"ב וכו')‬


 
 
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