meetings

noun

Definition of meetingsnext
plural of meeting
1
as in gatherings
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair

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2
as in conferences
a body of people come together in one place a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done

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3
as in confluences
the coming together of two or more things to the same point a meeting of two railroad lines

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meetings
  1. conferences
  2. conventions
  3. assemblies
  4. assemblages
  5. combinations
Noun
  • Their investor conferences and road shows could be worth hundreds of new investor touchpoints every year.
    Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The event will feature conferences, pitching sessions, and exhibitions focusing on deep tech, inbound innovation, and SIS (Sustainable Innovation by Startup).
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of conferences
Noun
  • Democratic and Republican conventions had no windows, the debate halls for the candidates had no windows, and town halls were held in rooms with no windows.
    Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Compared with most conventions, no.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of conventions
Noun
  • Stopping is controlled by the largest combined front and rear brake assemblies ever used in any Aston Martin sports car.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The review was executed ahead of schedule and focused on evaluating the weapon’s replaceable assemblies (WRAs) to ensure that each hardware element functions cohesively to meet stringent specifications.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of assemblies
Noun
  • Dial created works in a variety of modes, from allegorical paintings to massive assemblages.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Fabric scraps, the netting from bags that may have once held tangerines—all this stuff Jackson synthesized into a whole that owes nothing to Rauschenberg’s assemblages or to the Arte Povera movement but grew out of the art of making do.
    Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of assemblages
Noun
  • Since these factors and their varied combinations are specific to each individual, a one-of-a-kind developmental path is created, along with unique manifestations of any condition or disorder that may affect them.
    Sharief Taraman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some of the puzzles can be quite complex, while others can be solved easily by trying X-number of combinations in rapid succession — although both means are still true to the character.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of combinations
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