meeting

meeting

meet·ing [meeting meetings]   [ˈmiːtɪŋ]    [ˈmiːtɪŋ]  noun
1. countable an occasion when people come together to discuss or decide sth
• to have/hold/call/attend a meeting
• The meeting will be held in the school hall.
• a committee/staff meeting
• What time is the meeting?
• Helen will chair the meeting (= be in charge of it).
• I'll be in a meeting all morning— can you take my calls?
• a meeting of the United Nations Security Council

• The meeting was postponed.

2. the meeting singular the people at a meeting

• The meeting voted to accept the pay offer.

3. countable a situation in which two or more people meet together, because they have arranged it or by chance
Syn:  encounter
• At our first meeting I was nervous.
• It was a chance meeting that would change my life.
• He remembered their childhood meetings with nostalgia.

• The meeting of father and son after so long was a joyous occasion.

4. countable (BrE) a sports event or set of races, especially for horses
• an athletics meeting
• a race meeting
• The horse has won at all of his previous meetings this season.
Idiom: meeting of minds  
Thesaurus:
meeting noun
1. C
• Dr Grey will chair the meeting.
session • • gathering • • assembly • • conference • • convention • • summit •
an annual meeting/session/gathering/assembly/conference/convention/summit
hold/attend a/an meeting/session/gathering/assembly/conference/convention/summit
address a/an meeting/session/gathering/assembly/conference/convention
2. C
• I was nervous at our first meeting.
encounter • • appointment • • date • • engagement • • introduction •
a/an meeting/encounter/appointment/date/engagement with sb
have a/an meeting/encounter/appointment/date/engagement
arrange a/an meeting/appointment/date/introduction 
Example Bank:
• He always spoke as if he were addressing a public meeting.
• He was summoned to a meeting with the head of the department.
• I had a chance meeting with an old friend last week.
• I have to chair a meeting tomorrow.
• I'm afraid Mrs Haley is in a meeting at the moment.
• It is unclear whether the meeting will go ahead as planned.
• It was decided at a planning meeting.
• Jay drove to the meeting spot.
• Management have called a joint meeting with staff and unions.
• One phone call was enough to get an initial meeting.
• Opposition has been expressed at community meetings.
• Our group meetings take place on Saturdays.
• She headed off to her budget meeting.
• She was a frequent invited speaker at professional meetings.
• The arts space serves as a meeting ground for professional artists.
• The chairman called the meeting to order.
• The chairman declared the meeting open.
• The chairperson opened the meeting.
• The committee has called a meeting to discuss the president's death.
• The employees who run the meetings stick to a strict agenda.
• The meeting adjourned for coffee at eleven.
• The meeting broke up after a row over whether to allow cameras in.
• The meeting closed on a sour note.
• The meeting dragged into the early hours of the next day.
• The meeting expressed concern that the problem had still not been addressed.
• The meeting heard that two workers had been fired with no official reason given.
• The meeting heard that two workers had been sacked on the spot with no official reason given.
• The meeting never happened.
• The meeting seemed interminable.
• The meeting voted 423–133 for a strike.
• The meeting voted 423–133 in favour of a strike.
• The meetings focused on ways of cutting costs.
• The organization holds various regional meetings.
• The secretary circulated the minutes of the previous week's meeting to all committee members.
• The society is holding its Annual General Meeting in the conference room next Monday.
• The students had a class meeting about cheating.
• These meetings produced a settlement agreement.
• They now have virtual meetings over the Internet.
• This meeting urges the company to reconsider its decision to close the factory.
• We called a mandatory meeting of our department heads this morning.
• We had an editorial meeting about it.
• We had endless meetings about the problem.
• We hold public meetings on this topic.
• a meeting about the plans for a new road
• a meeting aimed at restoring peace in the region
• a meeting between tutors and students
• a meeting for parents
• a meeting sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations
• a meeting with French officials
• an informal meeting among the members of the Press Agents Association
• both national and local chapter meetings
• his job as corporate meeting planner
• A meeting of the United Nations Security Council was called.
• Helen will chair the meeting.
• I'll be in a meeting all morning— can you take my calls?
• The company's annual general meeting will take place on the 5 June.

• a committee/staff meeting