Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating or belonging to a session or sessions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a session or sessions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to a period, often an academic term or a sitting of a legislative body.
- noun An instructor hired by a
college oruniversities on a temporary basis.
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Examples
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A few are constituted for an entire year and are known as sessional committees.
The Governments of Europe Frederic Austin Ogg 1914
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I have worked as a "sessional" Assistant Professor for over a decade for two separate universities.
Jack's Newswatch 2009
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I have worked as a "sessional" Assistant Professor for over a decade for two separate universities.
Jack's Newswatch 2009
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I have worked as a "sessional" Assistant Professor for over a decade for two separate universities.
Jack's Newswatch 2009
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Employing sessional lecturers, who are represented by a union, is subject to seniority rules.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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WUFA consists of all faculty, sessional instructors, librarians, and other academic staff.
University of Windsor Faculty: What Are They Striking About? : Law is Cool 2008
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WUFA consists of all faculty, sessional instructors, librarians, and other academic staff.
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Je suis professeur a temps-partiel (sessional lecturer) a l'universite dans le domaine de science politique.
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Napo says placements are increasingly staffed by sessional workers who are paid at an hourly rate? on average £8.50 an hour.
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I did some sessional work for a time until I was really able to dig in.
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