Definition of meeting Meeting

/miˈtɪŋ/ - [meeting] - meet•ing

We found 19 definitions of meeting from 6 different sources.

What does meeting mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: meetings
meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
		group meeting
		assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place
		board meeting, committee meeting a meeting for administrative purposes
		camp meeting religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several days
		caucus a closed political meeting
		conclave a confidential or secret meeting
		conference a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
		congress the legislature of the United States government
		convention the act of convening
		council a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"
		forum a public facility to meet for open discussion
		plenum an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside
		psychotherapy group a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes
		stockholders meeting a meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a company
		summit meeting, summit a meeting of heads of governments
meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"
		get together
		social affair, social gathering a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
		conventicle a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
		appointment, engagement, date (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
		visit the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
		lunch meeting, luncheon meeting a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating
		power breakfast a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast
meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
		coming together
		assemblage, gathering, assembly a group of persons together in one place
		rendezvous a meeting planned at a certain time and place
		session a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"
		socialising, socializing, socialisation, socialization the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
		visit the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
		visit the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist"
meeting - a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
		encounter
		convergence the act of converging (coming closer)
meeting - a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"
		confluence
		geographic point, geographical point a point on the surface of the Earth
		river a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"
meeting - the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"
		merging, coming together
		converging, convergency, convergence the act of converging (coming closer)

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Wiktionary

meeting (Noun)
A gathering of people/parties for a purpose.
meeting (Noun)
The people at such a gathering, as a collective.
meeting (Noun)
An encounter between people, even accidental.
meeting (Noun)
A place or instance of junction or intersection.
meeting (Verb)
Present participle of meet.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

meeting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Meet
meeting (n.)
A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
meeting (n.)
A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
meeting (n.)
A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting.
meeting (n.)
An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

meeting
An agreed upon event which happens at a specified time and place.

Wikipedia

A meeting is a group of people who come together at one place to discuss something, make something, or play games together. Meetings can range from internet meetings (people who met on the internet who come together) to birthday parties for children. Meetings can be also on formal times, where businessmen come together to discuss.