joint session

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of joint session¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

On 6 January, a new US Congress meets in a joint session to count the electoral votes, with the current vice-president presiding.

From BBC

On Jan. 6, a joint session of Congress is held to certify the electoral votes.

From Los Angeles Times

As president of the Senate, the vice president presides over the joint session and announces the official count.

From Los Angeles Times

Nonetheless, he advanced these objections in the joint session that were just plainly not constitutional.

From Slate

As Mitch McConnell of all people said in his speech before the joint session started, Congress is not a National Board of Elections.

From Slate