meeting
a planned time when people meet to talk about something
a planned occasion when people come together, especially for work or an organization, to discuss something and make decisions
a time when you meet someone
an occasion when people meet in person, especially for the first time or for a particular purpose
the place where two things come together
the point or place where two or more things come together, join, or cross
a sports event with competitions
an organized sports event where people compete, especially in athletics or horse racing
a Quaker religious service
a gathering for worship, especially in the Society of Friends (Quakers), often held partly or entirely in silence
- Base: meeting
- Plural: meeting, meetings
annual general meeting
1yearly official member meeting
a company’s big meeting once a year
- Shareholders can ask questions at the annual general meeting.
- The board presented its report at the AGM.
- They announced the dividend during the annual general meeting.
- I will attend the AGM.
back-to-back meetings
1meetings scheduled with no gap
meetings one after another with no break
- I have back-to-back meetings all morning, so I can’t take calls.
- Let’s avoid scheduling back-to-back meetings on Friday.
- After three back-to-back meetings, he needed a break.
- I have back-to-back meetings today.
call a meeting
1arrange a meeting to happen
to decide that there will be a meeting and tell people to come
- The principal called a meeting to address the complaints.
- We should call a meeting before making any major changes.
- They called an emergency meeting after the data leak.
- The manager called a meeting.
meeting agenda
1list of topics for meeting
a list of what you will talk about in a meeting
- I’ve attached the meeting agenda for tomorrow.
- Can we add ‘customer feedback’ to the meeting agenda?
- The meeting ran over because the agenda was too long.
- The meeting agenda is short.
meeting minutes
1written record of a meeting
notes that record what happened in a meeting
- Could you send me the meeting minutes from yesterday?
- She took the minutes and circulated them to the team.
- The meeting minutes confirm the decision to hire two interns.
- I read the meeting minutes.
meeting of the minds
1shared understanding or agreement
when people understand and agree with each other
- After a long discussion, they finally reached a meeting of the minds.
- The contract requires a meeting of the minds on the main terms.
- It took several calls to get a meeting of the minds on priorities.
meeting room
1room used for meetings
a room where people have meetings
- The meeting room is booked from 2 to 4 p.m.
- Let’s move to the meeting room so we can share the screen.
- There are three meeting rooms on this floor.
- We are in the meeting room.