joint session

基本解释

He called for a joint session of parliament to decide how to respond to the cross border attacks in the future.
他呼吁议会两院举行联合会议，决定今后该如何应对跨越边境的袭击。
Mr. Obama’s first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night was his chance to change that, and he rose to the occasion.
周二晚上，奥巴马在国会联合会议上首次演讲---而这正是他改变原有形象的一次机会。
The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, is scheduled to address a joint session of the Senate and house later today on climate change, Afghanistan and other issues.
按照计划，今天晚些时候，德国总理默克尔要在参、众两院的联合会议上就气候变化、阿富汗及其他问题发表讲话。

during the speech to a rare joint session of Congress.
The president appealed to lawmakers from both parties to work together on health care during his recent address to a joint session of Congress.
But in the weekly Republican response, Senator John Cornyn of Texas criticized the cost of the president's which Mr.Obama had outlined in a Wednesday speech to a joint session of Congress.

Most of the time, gold is as dumb and lifeless as a joint session of Congress.
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