1
: a sumptuous feast
especially
: an elaborate and often ceremonious meal for numerous people often in honor of a person
a state banquet
2
: a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement
an awards banquet
banqueted; banqueting; banquets
: to partake of a banquet
The night before, after a typical 12-hour workday, the president banqueted until nearly midnight …—
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: to treat with a banquet : feast
They will be banqueting visiting dignitaries.
banqueter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of banquet in a Sentence
Noun
They held a banquet in his honor.
prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class
Verb
banqueted the returning troops at the military base
Recent Examples on the WebNectar Gan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Alongside the cash prize, the winners will be presented medals by the Swedish king on Dec. 10, followed by a lavish banquet at Stockholm City Hall.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2014
But in many Western capitals the optics of the visit will look very different – two autocrats who have long described themselves as firm friends shaking hands and banqueting while a conflagration in Europe rages.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Days later, when seated next to Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai at a banquet in Beijing, Pat Nixon noticed a box of cigarettes on the table decorated with pandas.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Alongside the cash prize, the winners will be presented medals by the Swedish king on Dec. 10, followed by a lavish banquet at Stockholm City Hall.
—David Hodari, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Verb
These men seem to devote most of their time to cultivating relationships with government officials and gang bosses in teahouses, karaoke parlors, and banqueting clubs.
—John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2014
But in many Western capitals the optics of the visit will look very different – two autocrats who have long described themselves as firm friends shaking hands and banqueting while a conflagration in Europe rages.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
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“Banquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banquet. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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