sitting

/ˈsɪtɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").
The incubation of eggs by a bird.
A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.
(of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
(of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
(of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
To be a member of a deliberative body.
Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
Executed from a sitting position.
Occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent.

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