summit meeting

American  

noun

1. a meeting or conference of heads of state, especially to conduct diplomatic negotiations and ease international tensions.

2. any meeting or conference of top-level officials, executives, etc.

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summit meeting Cultural  

1. Direct personal negotiations between heads of governments, especially meetings that took place between the leaders of the United States and the former Soviet Union.

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Etymology

Origin of summit meeting

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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summit meeting

Only then did Eisenhower call a summit meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

But before that summit meeting, Arteta knows Bayern pose a major threat to his team's 15-game unbeaten run in all competitions.

From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025

Rayner was standing in for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who is in Brazil for a G20 summit meeting of the world's richest countries.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024

The eight countries, which held talks during a summit meeting in the Cypriot capital, said the situation in Syria has “considerably evolved,” even though complete political stability hasn’t been achieved.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

The two leaders scheduled a summit meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, for November of that year.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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