summit meeting
Americannoun
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a meeting or conference of heads of state, especially to conduct diplomatic negotiations and ease international tensions.
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any meeting or conference of top-level officials, executives, etc.
Etymology
Origin of summit meeting
First recorded in 1950–55
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Photoshop him into a 2005 summit meeting alongside Tony Blair, George W. Bush and Jacques Chirac, and he’d fit right in.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
He later flew to Sharm El Sheikh, an Egyptian Red Sea resort for a summit meeting with other leaders aimed at spurring momentum for a broader postwar settlement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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 International Confederation of Wizards argued the matter out at their famous summit meeting of 1692.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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