confab
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of confab
First recorded in 1695–1705; by shortening
Example Sentences
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“Joe Biden’s policy is insolvency. And sadly, other Republicans have echoed Biden’s pledge ‘not to touch’ Social Security,” Mr. Pence told the confab in Palm Beach, Florida, right in Mr. Trump’s backyard.
From Washington Times
Mr. Pence plans to drive the message home Friday at the FreedomWorks’ Restore Liberty confab in Palm Beach, Florida.
From Washington Times
Officials tell me that Biden seeks another meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to follow up on their confab last November in Bali, Indonesia.
From Washington Post
Last month, McCarthy offered to bring “soft food” to a meeting with Biden at the White House to entice him into a confab about the debt ceiling, an apparent dig at the 80-year-old president’s age.
From Washington Post
On Tuesday, March 21, five days after the $30 billion announcement, eight of the 11 bank heads huddled in the Jefferson hotel, in Washington, at a previously scheduled confab.
From New York Times
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