n. 25B6; noun
forums were held for staff to air grievances : MEETING, assembly, gathering, rally, conference, seminar, convention, symposium, colloquium; N. Amer. & NZ caucus; informal get-together; formal colloquy.
a forum for discussion : SETTING, place, scene, context, stage, framework, backdrop; medium, means, apparatus, auspices.
the Roman forum : PUBLIC MEETING PLACE, marketplace, agora.