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• 1An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.

  ‘we held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic’

  Más frases de ejemplo

  • ‘They also became focal points for group discussion and formal meetings.’
  • ‘Union officials have written to executives seeking an urgent meeting to discuss the matter.’
  • ‘The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the merits of the former ambassador traveling to Niger.’
  • ‘The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the set-up of a local Farmers Market planned for the near future.’
  • ‘It was the first time in 15 years they had held a formal meeting to discuss problems in the area.’
  • ‘They understood the purpose of the meeting was to discuss incorporating a new company.’
  • ‘Health bosses held urgent meetings to decide how to cope with an expected surge in the number of patients over Easter.’
  • ‘The actual discussion at meetings is not recorded formally, or contained in the minutes.’
  • ‘The main item for discussion at the meeting was the guild's annual weekend outing.’
  • ‘This might include breakfasts, lunches, formal meetings, client meetings and trial projects.’
  • ‘The purpose of the meeting was to execute a legal document.’
  • ‘Council passed a motion that further questions on the sessions not be discussed again at council meetings.’
  • ‘How can meetings and discussions solve a problem like this?’
  • ‘Those meetings were very formal and few ideas were exchanged.’
  • ‘Please put these in writing, sign and place in the box at the back of the Church for discussion at the monthly meetings.’
  • ‘The problem of cannabis is now a regular topic of discussion at meetings of the Swindon Association of Secondary Heads.’
  • ‘There will also be a number of consultation meetings held to discuss what residents would like to see done with the community space.’
  • ‘He had therefore been entitled to attend the area assembly meetings, often held in non-council buildings.’
  • ‘She also hopes to visit Britain every few months to attend council meetings.’
  • ‘But some who attended the meeting felt their questions were yet to be answered.’

  Sinónimos

  gathering, assembly, conference, congregation, convention, summit, forum, convocation, conclave, council of war

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  1. 1.1Christian Church A gathering of people, especially Quakers, for worship.
     ‘I've been a member of several Lutheran churches and have sat through many congregational meetings.’
     Más frases de ejemplo

     • ‘Most meetings for worship in those days were nothing but processions or groups of singers.’
     • ‘He believed there would be a big impact on parking, already under pressure during the school run and from meetings in the local Quaker Meeting House.’
     • ‘Quaker meetings and Shabbat services are held regularly here on the farm.’
     • ‘Although Quaker meetings are held in silence, individuals are allowed to speak, if genuinely moved by the spirit to do so.’
  2. 1.2An organized event at which a number of races or other sporting contests are held.
     ‘an athletics meeting’
     Más frases de ejemplo

     • ‘Each of the four first-round playoff meetings is a rematch from the regular season.’
     • ‘When he was in Nathy's they did not get newspapers and did not know about upcoming events such as athletics meetings.’
     • ‘The Renault Winter Championship meetings will also include races for the AVO Ginetta Cup cars.’
     • ‘Last Sunday saw the opening meeting of the Young Athletes League at Pendle where Skyrac came fourth overall.’
     • ‘Barton faces a severe test, with the likes of Seebald and Fondmort among the opposition for an event which could well be the race of the meeting.’
     • ‘UK Athletics states that if a UK record is to be valid, the competitor must pass a drugs test at the meeting that the record was set in.’
     • ‘Even before the rally, at meetings and events, they were everywhere.’
     • ‘Both meetings were world championship qualifying rounds.’
     • ‘With two meetings and four races to go the championship is too close to call.’
     • ‘The meeting also incorporates the final race of the Reebok Cross series and has attracted over 2000 runners.’
     • ‘Neil Callan rides to victory in the last race of the day to leave the race for the meeting's top jockey wide open.’
     • ‘And, because of a series of rained-off meetings, they have matches in hand on Poole, Wolverhampton and Ipswich.’
     • ‘The BHB had used their power to fix the dates of meetings to stop racecourses organising their own fixtures.’
     • ‘After competing at three pool meetings against five other schools they qualified for the finals night.’
     • ‘Sale easily won the meeting and with one match to go have virtually guaranteed their place in the top flight after relegation last summer.’
     • ‘Racehorses die every day while providing pleasure and I'm afraid the magnification of such events during meetings like Aintree is a fact of life.’
     • ‘Aces teammate Jason Lyons is also in the meeting as a wild card and knows a good performance could seal his spot in the full series in 2003.’
     • ‘The Golden League consists of Europe's seven biggest single-day athletics meetings of the summer.’
     • ‘Crump had to win a race against the clock even to take part in the meeting.’
     • ‘The racing data list contains all the runners and riders for every race at a meeting.’
     Sinónimos

     event, meet, rally, competition, match, game, contest

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• 2A situation when two or more people meet, by chance or arrangement.

  ‘he intrigued her on their first meeting’

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  • ‘Without conscious direction there are only chance meetings that create situations between separated beings.’
  • ‘Diverse characters happen together either by chance or in arranged meetings.’
  • ‘While there, I've met people I already knew by chance and had chance meetings with new people.’
  • ‘Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation follows two wandering souls that connect through these very chance meetings.’
  • ‘It took a couple more chance meetings before he actually asked me on a date, but he did and that was 7 years ago.’
  • ‘The chance meeting is even more uncanny because Barbara had been searching for John on the internet last week to try to locate him in America.’
  • ‘They didn't see each other very often, except for chance meetings at meal times, when they felt strong enough to go to the mess hall.’
  • ‘They open up opportunities for fleeting or chance meetings.’
  • ‘Here, chance meetings and sexual encounters create a mood where anything can happen, even murder.’
  • ‘This is the perfect chance to end these meetings without offending her.’
  • ‘I never expect the chance meetings, yet I am always somewhere, at the same time as they are.’
  • ‘Those meetings give us a chance to see one another and to have coffee - and they keep us all together.’
  • ‘The film is full of chance meetings, coincidences, romance and confused hearts.’
  • ‘Their meeting was chance when they happened to be walking in the same vicinity.’
  • ‘Whether it was a chance meeting or a planned meeting is not relevant to the point we were making.’

  Sinónimos

  consultation, audience, interview

  encounter, contact, introduction, appointment, assignation, rendezvous, tweetup

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