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panel discussion

American  

noun

  1. a formal discussion before an audience for which the topic, speakers, etc., have been selected in advance.


Etymology

Origin of panel discussion

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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She does not make an effort to include me in the conversations, and when I bring up the topic, she tells me it is a personal discussion and I don’t need to know.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2022

“In a personal discussion with the management Markus Anfang vehemently rejected the accusations and assured them he was fully vaccinated and had not made use of a fake vaccination certificate.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2021

“This is a very honest, intimate and personal discussion that we are having among staff,” he said.

From Reuters • Jan. 4, 2019

Joe Biden’s profound personal discussion with Stephen Colbert about grief in the wake of his son Beau Biden’s death:

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2015

"But who'll git up de fus' larf?" inquired the metropolitan, suavely waiving personal discussion.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science by Various

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