meetings

noun

Definition of meetingsnext
plural of meeting
1
as in gatherings
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair

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2
as in conferences
a body of people come together in one place a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done

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3
as in confluences
the coming together of two or more things to the same point a meeting of two railroad lines

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings
  1. conferences
  2. conventions
  3. assemblies
  4. assemblages
  5. combinations
Noun
  • The Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions have been in control of their conferences for months.
    Jeff Howe and Austin Mock, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Large industry conferences are important events for business leaders to see each other in person (not Zoom), gather leads for their businesses, see all the latest technology available, and try to close some deals.
    Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of conferences
Noun
  • This culture of experimentation not only fosters originality but also empowers teams to challenge conventions and explore new solutions with confidence.
    Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Liberal leaders are elected by special conventions of party members, which take months to arrange.
    Fox News, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of conventions
Noun
  • Boeing has stated China has a component role on every current Boeing commercial airplane model — the 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner; and that more than 10,000 Boeing airplanes currently fly throughout the world with parts and assemblies built in China.
    Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But the guidelines also warn against assemblies.
    Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of assemblies
Noun
  • Dial created works in a variety of modes, from allegorical paintings to massive assemblages.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Fabric scraps, the netting from bags that may have once held tangerines—all this stuff Jackson synthesized into a whole that owes nothing to Rauschenberg’s assemblages or to the Arte Povera movement but grew out of the art of making do.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of assemblages
Noun
  • Here are harmful combinations of bleach and other cleaning agents and what can occur.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In a season in which lottery combinations and learning lessons are as or more important than wins, the struggles aren’t a big deal.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of combinations
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meeting of minds

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