summit meeting

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.

summit meeting

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of summit meeting¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Related Words

• summit