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meeting

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meet·ing  (mtng)
n.
1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.
2. An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose.
Idiom:
meeting of the minds
Agreement; concord.

meeting
Noun
1. an act of coming together: a meeting was fixed for the following day
2. an assembly or gathering of people: the meeting voted in favour
3. a sporting competition, as of athletes, or of horse racing

Meeting a public gathering, 1513; a race meeting, 1764; an assembly for worship, 1593.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.meetingmeeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
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; "political convention"
council - a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"
forum - a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
plenum - a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"
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 meeting, summit - a meeting of heads of governments
town meeting - a meeting of the inhabitants of a town
2.meetingmeeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"
social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
conventicle - a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship
appointment, engagement, date - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
visit - a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist"
lunch meeting, luncheon meeting - a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating
power breakfast - a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast
seance, sitting, session - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
3.meeting - a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
convergence - the occurrence of two or more things coming together
alignment, conjunction - (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
4.meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
gathering, assemblage, assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
rendezvous - a meeting planned at a certain time and place
session - a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"
socialising, socializing, socialisation, socialization - the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"
visit - the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
visit - the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"
5.meetingmeeting - the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"
converging, convergency, convergence - the act of converging (coming closer)
concourse, confluence - a coming together of people
6.meetingmeeting - a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"
geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth
river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

meeting
Translations
Spanish meeting [ˈmiːtɪŋ] n (also SPORT) (= rally); encuentro;
(arranged) → cita, compromiso (LAM) (= formal session, business meeting); reunión f;
(POL) → mitin m;
to call a meeting → convocar una reunión

French meeting [ˈmiːtɪŋ] meet n (of group of people) → réunion f;
(between individuals) → rendez-vous m;
(formal) → assemblée f;
(Sport) (= rally); rencontre, meeting m (= interview); entrevue f;
she's at or in a meeting (Comm) → elle est en réunion;
to call a meeting → convoquer une réunion

German meeting [ˈmiːtɪŋ] meet n (assembly, people assembling) → Versammlung f;
(Comm, of committee etc) → Sitzung f;
(also: business meeting) → Besprechung f;
(encounter) → Begegnung f: (arranged) → Treffen nt;
(Pol) → Gespräch nt;
(Sport) → Veranstaltung f;
she's at or in a meeting meet (Comm) → sie ist bei einer Besprechung;
to call a meeting meet → eine Sitzung/Versammlung einberufen

Italian meeting [ˈmiːtɪŋ] nincontro (= session) [of club etc] → riunione f (= interview); intervista;
(formal) → colloquio;
(SPORT) (= rally); raduno;
she's at a meeting (COMM) → è in riunione;
to call a meeting → convocare una riunione

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Carey passed the dissenting ministers in the street she stepped over to the other side to avoid meeting them, but if there was not time for this fixed her eyes on the pavement.
There was to be a political meeting at the market hall, in the neighboring town; and the member was expected to make an oration, passing in review contemporary events at home and abroad.
The Aid Society had called its meeting for a certain Wednesday in March of the year in which Rebecca ended her Riverboro school days and began her studies at Wareham.
 
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