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meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" |
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assemblage,
gathering a group of persons together in one place
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board meeting,
committee meeting a meeting for administrative purposes
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camp meeting religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several days
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caucus a closed political meeting
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conclave a confidential or secret meeting
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conference a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
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congress the legislature of the United States government
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convention the act of convening
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council a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"
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forum a public facility to meet for open discussion
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plenum an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside
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psychotherapy group a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes
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stockholders meeting a meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a company
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summit,
summit meeting a meeting of heads of governments
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town meeting government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters
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meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room" |
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social affair,
social gathering a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
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conventicle a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
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appointment,
date,
engagement (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
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visit the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
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luncheon meeting,
lunch meeting a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating
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power breakfast a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast
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seance,
session,
sitting a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
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meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" |
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assemblage,
assembly,
gathering the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
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rendezvous a meeting planned at a certain time and place
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session a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"
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socialisation,
socialising,
socialization,
socializing the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
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visit the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
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visit the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
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visit the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
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meeting - a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" |
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convergence the act of converging (coming closer)
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alignment,
conjunction the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other
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