英和和英

名詞

microsession (plural microsessions)

1. A very short session.

   Antonym: macrosession

   • 2007 November 21, Carl Hulse, “Democrats Move to Block Bush Appointments”, in New York Times‎:

     But fearing that President Bush would again use a Congressional recess to install disputed executive branch appointees without Senate confirmation, Democrats convened the Senate for the first of four microsessions to be held during the holiday break, precisely to thwart such an end run.