A parliamentary term? (7)

I believe the answer is:

session

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'term?' is the definition.
(I know that session is a type of term)

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(Other definitions for session that I've seen before include "Studio recording period" , "Period during which a group meets" , "Time of court's sitting" , "Period spent on a single activity" , "Parliamentary period" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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