GROUP MEETING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A formally arranged gathering

Example:

the meeting elected a chairperson

Synonyms:

group meeting; meeting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("group meeting" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "group meeting"):

board meeting; committee meeting (a meeting for administrative purposes)

camp meeting (religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several days)

caucus (a closed political meeting)

conclave (a confidential or secret meeting)

conference (a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda))

congress (a meeting of elected or appointed representatives)

convention (a large formal assembly)

council (a meeting of people for consultation)

forum (a public meeting or assembly for open discussion)

plenum (a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present)

psychotherapy group (a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes)

stockholders meeting (a meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a company)

summit; summit meeting (a meeting of heads of governments)

town meeting (a meeting of the inhabitants of a town)