noun
1 when people come together to discuss/decide sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ frequent , regular
▪ annual , biannual , biennial , daily , monthly , quarterly , weekly
▪ all-day , day-long , hour-long
▪ two-hour , etc.
▪ afternoon , breakfast , lunch ( esp. AmE ), lunchtime ( BrE ), weekend , etc.
▪ spring , winter , etc.
▪ full ( esp. BrE ), plenary
▪ formal , official
▪ informal
▪ first , founding , inaugural
▪ mass
▪ open-air ( esp. BrE )
▪ town ( esp. AmE ), town-hall ( AmE )
▪ international , local , national , regional
▪
The organization holds various regional ~s.
▪ open , public
▪ closed , closed-door ( esp. AmE ), private
▪ secret
▪ joint
▪
Management have called a joint ~ with staff and unions.
▪ general
▪
The society is holding its Annual General Meeting in the conference room next Monday.
▪ face-to-face , one-on-one , personal
▪ bilateral , trilateral
▪ high-level , summit , top-level
▪ exploratory , initial , introductory , preliminary , preparatory
▪ interim
▪ follow-up
▪ final
▪ extraordinary , special
▪ crisis ( esp. BrE ), emergency , urgent
▪ crucial , historic , important , key , vital ( esp. BrE )
▪ impromptu
▪ scheduled
▪ mandatory
▪
We called a mandatory ~ of our department heads this morning.
▪ board , cabinet , committee , corporate , council , departmental , executive , faculty ( esp. AmE ), family , management , ministerial , shareholder , shareholders' ( BrE ), staff , team , union
▪ AA , PTA , etc.
▪ organizational ( esp. AmE )
▪ business , sales
▪ political
▪ professional ( esp. AmE )
▪
She was a frequent invited speaker at professional ~s.
▪ editorial
▪
We had an editorial ~ about it.
▪ scientific
▪ discussion
▪ protest ( esp. BrE )
▪ planning
▪
It was decided at a planning ~.
▪ budget
▪
She headed off to her budget ~.
▪ informational ( AmE )
▪ prayer , revival ( esp. AmE )
▪ camp (= religious meeting held outside or in a large tent) ( AmE )
▪ class ( AmE )
▪
The students had a class ~ about cheating.
▪ group
▪
Our group ~s take place on Saturdays.
▪ chapter ( AmE )
▪
both national and local chapter ~s
▪ community
▪
Opposition has been expressed at community ~s.
▪ virtual
▪
They now have virtual ~s over the Internet.
▪ brief , short
▪ endless , interminable , long
▪
We had endless ~s about the problem.
▪
The ~ seemed interminable.
▪ boring
▪ angry ( esp. BrE ), contentious , difficult , stormy , tense
▪ productive , successful
… OF MEETINGS
▪ series
VERB + MEETING
▪ have , hold
▪ arrange , call , convene , organize , schedule , set ( AmE ), set up
▪
The committee has called a ~ to discuss the president's death.
▪ attend , join
▪ summon sb to
▪
He was summoned to a ~ with the head of the department.
▪ observe ( esp. AmE )
▪ begin , open , start
▪
The chairperson opened the ~.
▪ close , conclude , dismiss , end , finish
▪ adjourn , break up
▪ call off , cancel
▪ postpone
▪ host
▪ chair , conduct , facilitate , preside at ( esp. AmE ), preside over
▪
I have to chair a ~ tomorrow.
▪ run
▪
The employees who run the ~s stick to a strict agenda.
▪ call to order
▪
The chairman called the ~ to order.
▪ participate in
▪ address
▪
He always spoke as if he were addressing a public ~.
▪ sponsor
▪
a ~ sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations
▪ demand , request
▪ get
▪
One phone call was enough to get an initial ~.
▪ ban ( esp. BrE )
▪ boycott
▪ disrupt
MEETING + VERB
▪ go ahead ( esp. BrE ), happen , occur , take place
▪
The ~ never happened.
▪
It is unclear whether the ~ will take place as planned.
▪ be aimed at sth
▪
a ~ aimed at restoring peace in the region
▪ begin , open , proceed , start
▪ adjourn
▪
The ~ adjourned for coffee at eleven.
▪ break up
▪
The ~ broke up after a row over whether to allow cameras in.
▪ close , conclude , end
▪
The ~ closed on a sour note.
▪ vote ( esp. BrE )
▪
The ~ voted 423–133 for a strike.
▪ discuss sth
▪ focus on sth
▪
The ~s focused on ways of cutting costs.
▪ approve sth ( esp. BrE )
▪ hear sth ( esp. BrE )
▪
The ~ heard that two workers had been fired with no official reason given.
▪ decide sth , resolve sth (both BrE )
▪ produce sth , result in sth
▪
These ~s produced a settlement agreement.
▪ drag , drag on
▪
The ~ dragged into the early hours of the next day.
MEETING + NOUN
▪ facilities , hall , house , place , room , space ( esp. AmE )
▪ ground ( esp. AmE ), point , site ( AmE ), spot ( esp. AmE )
▪
The arts space serves as a ~ ground for professional artists.
▪
Jay drove to the ~ spot.
▪ planner ( AmE )
▪
his job as corporate ~ planner
▪ agenda ( esp. AmE )
▪ schedule ( esp. AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
I'm afraid Mrs Haley is in a ~ at the moment.
▪ ~ about
▪
a ~ about the plans for a new road
▪ ~ among ( esp. AmE )
▪
an informal ~ among the members of the Press Agents Association
▪ ~ between
▪
a ~ between tutors and students
▪ ~ for
▪
a ~ for parents
▪ ~ on
▪
We hold public ~s on this topic.
▪ ~ over ( BrE )
▪
Directors called a crisis ~ over the future of the company.
▪ ~ with
▪
a ~ with French officials
PHRASES
▪ the purpose of a ~
▪ the minutes of a ~
▪
The secretary circulated the minutes of the previous week's ~ to all committee members.
▪ the chair of a ~ , the chairman of a ~
2 coming together of two or more people
ADJECTIVE
▪ accidental , chance , unexpected
▪ fateful
▪ clandestine , secret
▪ historic , unprecedented
▪ emotional ( esp. BrE )
▪ romantic
VERB + MEETING
▪ have
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ with
▪
I had a chance ~ with an old friend last week.