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

Example Sentences

Truman offered to address a joint session of Congress to receive a formal resolution of support.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

The remark drew thunderous applause before the joint session of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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