meeting

[mee-ting]

noun

1. the act of coming together.

   a chance meeting in the park.

   Synonyms: rendezvous, confrontation, encounter

2. an assembly or conference of persons for a specific purpose.

   a ten o'clock business meeting.

3. the body of persons present at an assembly or conference.

   to read a report to the meeting.

4. a hostile encounter; duel.

5. an assembly for religious worship, especially of Quakers.

6. meeting house.

7. a place or point of contact; junction; juncture: the meeting of the waters.

   the meeting of two roads;

   the meeting of the waters.

meeting

/ ˈmiːtɪŋ /

noun

1. an act of coming together; encounter

2. an assembly or gathering

3. a conjunction or union

4. a sporting competition, as of athletes, or of horse racing

Other Word Forms

• submeeting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of meeting¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; meet ¹ + -ing ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. take a meeting, to hold, conduct, or participate in a meeting.

   The producer took a meeting with the cast of the film.

Example Sentences

At Friday's meeting with his security cabinet, Putin said Moscow had received the plan, which had not been discussed with the Kremlin in detail.

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So talk about the high cost of living is expected to figure prominently in their meeting at the White House, which is scheduled for around 3 p.m.

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The Federal Reserve won’t see critical information on U.S. inflation or job creation before its pivotal meeting in December where it will decide whether to cut interest rates for the third month in a row.

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Eurozone money supply data are due on Thursday and the ECB will publish accounts of its October policy meeting on Thursday.

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“The bigger picture is one of mild economic growth that will do little to move the needle for the Bank of Canada heading into its December meeting.”

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Related Words

• competition 
• confrontation 
• contest 
• convention 
• date 
• encounter 
• reunion 
• session 
• showdown 
• talk