roundtable

noun

ˈrau̇n(d)-ˌtā-bəl How to pronounce roundtable (audio)
Definition of roundtablenext
as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion an international roundtable of medical experts on the disease

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  1. symposium
  2. seminar
  3. conference
  4. panel
Noun
  • The same day, Republican Steve Garvey was at Temple University in Pennsylvania, picking up an award at a women’s sports media symposium.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This first-ever event is part trade and media symposium, consumer festival and tourism initiative.
    Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of symposium
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  • On Monday, a group of Cypriot and Egyptian officials started a two-day seminar on maritime cybersecurity led by the U.S. based Sandia National Laboratories.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Transformational technologies and their impacts on filmmaking, along with both the growing attraction and remaining challenges of shooting in Japan, were the focus of this year’s edition of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) seminar at Tokyo International Film Festival.
    Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of seminar
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  • The Spartans opened up with two passing touchdowns for a 14-0 lead to immediately put the Mountain West conference leaders on edge.
    Andrew Hartley, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • There’s almost no doubt the Pioneers will hear their names on Monday as one of 26 at-large bids in the 48-team field with quality wins over top programs and a narrow conference title-game loss.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of conference
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  • An evaluator from the Office of Performance Evaluations, a nonpartisan watchdog agency, told the panel Idaho’s coroner system has fallen behind the U.S. for years and that the gap is widening as the state grows and forensic science matures.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
  • For example, some states have addressed partisan gerrymandering by appointing nonpartisan or balanced citizen or judicial panels to draw political boundaries.
    Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of panel
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