bull session

noun

Synonyms of bull sessionnext
: an informal discursive group discussion

Examples of bull session in a Sentence

The governor had a bull session with his staff.
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And though their scenes together are way too brief, the Older and Younger Elliott bull sessions give the movie both a spiky-humor rush and a sense of genuine grounding. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024 The newspaper’s staff won the Pulitzer for breaking news for a series of stories on a secret audio recording that exposed Los Angeles City Council members scheming in a crass and racist bull session about political power in the city. — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 The entire movie is infused with a revolutionary, Year Zero spirit that becomes as exhausting as an undergraduate bull session. — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022 This is a Tom Stoppardesque bull session. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for bull session

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bull entry 6

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bull session was in 1919

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“Bull session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bull%20session. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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