joint session

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of joint session

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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joint session

"Perhaps it is time for us to revisit nuclear energy production," Marcos told the joint session of Congress.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

“Prices are plummeting downward,” the president told the American public and a joint session of Congress during his marathon State of the Union address.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026

Pacific time before a joint session of Congress in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

The annual set piece before a joint session of Congress in early March of that year offered him an opportunity—a requirement, really—to show that he was capable of doing the job for another four years.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

We addressed a joint session of Congress, a rare occasion in the Capitol, attended by members of the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the President’s Cabinet.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins