plenary
Loading your saved state.
plenary session
A session or assembly attended by all members of an organization, a parliament, or a committee. The word is a noun in German (das Plenum).
Der Gesetzentwurf wird nächste Woche im Plenum des Bundestages debattiert.
The bill will be debated next week in the plenary session of the Bundestag.
Even if it is listed differently in the input, 'Plenum' in German is always a neuter noun: das Plenum. It is not used or declined like an adjective.
Das Plenum war heute sehr gut besucht.
The plenary session was very well attended today.
The word comes from Latin ('plenus'), meaning 'full'. A Plenum is therefore literally a 'Vollversammlung' (general assembly), attended by all members.
Nur im Plenum sind alle stimmberechtigten Mitglieder anwesend.
Only in the plenary session are all voting members present.
To express that something happens in the general assembly, the preposition 'in' with the dative is almost always used: im Plenum.
Die Abgeordneten diskutieren den Antrag im Plenum.
The members of parliament are discussing the motion in the plenary session.
Common verbs used with 'Plenum' are 'tagen' (to be in session), 'debatieren' (to debate), 'beschließen' (to decide/pass), and 'abstimmen' (to vote).
Das Parlament tagt morgen wieder im Plenum.
Parliament will meet again tomorrow in plenary session.
general meeting
A Mitgliederversammlung is the official meeting of the members of an association or organization. Plenum, on the other hand, emphasizes that all members or participants are deliberating together in one session. Mitgliederversammlung is used for the institutional meeting, while Plenum is more appropriate when the discussion takes place with everyone present.
Im Plenum beraten am Freitag alle Mitglieder gemeinsam über die neuen Regeln.
On Friday, all the members will discuss the new rules together in plenary session.
Der Verein kündigt für Freitag eine Mitgliederversammlung mit wichtigen Entscheidungen an.
The association has announced a general meeting with important decisions for Friday.
