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

New presidents typically deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress in February.

From Washington Post

Pence had just begun presiding over the joint session of Congress that afternoon when law enforcement officials realized that the crowd massing around the Capitol had grown dangerous.

From Washington Post

Debating and voting on each state could take three hours or more, pushing the joint session well into Thursday.

From Washington Post

Mahogany boxes containing sealed envelopes with each state’s electoral college vote are marched into a joint session of Congress.

From Washington Post

The objections would come during a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

From Washington Post

Obama was assuring the joint session that his health-care plan would not apply to illegal immigrants.

From The Daily Beast

Obama tipped his hand during his big speech presenting the jobs bill to a joint session of Congress.

From The Daily Beast

The president speaks about the American Jobs Act, one day after introducing it to a joint session of Congress.

From The Daily Beast

He came up with new proposals—just as Obama has done with the American Jobs Act in his speech to the joint session of Congress.

From The Daily Beast

The president addresses a joint session of Congress Thursday evening to outline his latest plan for an economic recovery.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Stanton delivered this address before a joint session of the New York legislature in March 1860.

From Project Gutenberg

Seldom Helward's proposition was discussed noisily in joint session on the poop, and finally accepted.

From Project Gutenberg

McKinstry refused to consider the Senate as permanently organized until Martin was disposed of, fearing a joint session.

From Project Gutenberg

We held a joint session Monday morning for the purpose of authorizing the payment of all expenses necessary for that purpose.

From Project Gutenberg

This was so favorably received that the Governor and President called for the reading of it before the joint session.

From Project Gutenberg