as·sem·bly [uh-sem-blee]
noun, plural as·sem·blies.
1. an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly.
2. a group of persons gathered together, usually for a particular purpose, whether religious, political, educational, or social.
3. ( often initial capital letter ) Government . a legislative body, especially the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.: a bill before the assembly; the New York State Assembly.
4. Military .
a. a signal, as by drum or bugle, for troops to fall into ranks or otherwise assemble.
b. the movement of forces, tanks, soldiers, etc., scattered by battle or battle drill, toward and into a small area.
brief·ing [bree-fing]
noun
1. Military . a short, factual oral summary of the details of a current or projected military operation given to the participants or observers.
2. any set of concise instructions or a summary of events.
class [klas, klahs]
noun
1. a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living.
2. a group of students meeting regularly to study a subject under the guidance of a teacher: The class had arrived on time for the lecture.
3. the period during which a group of students meets for instruction.
4. a meeting of a group of students for instruction.
con·fer·ence [kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns]
noun, verb, con·fer·enced, con·fer·enc·ing.
noun
1. a meeting for consultation or discussion: a conference between a student and his adviser.
2. the act of conferring or consulting together; consultation, especially on an important or serious matter, eg. Winter Music Conference
3. Government . a meeting, as of various committees, to settle disagreements between the two branches of the legislature.
4. an association of athletic teams; league: an intercollegiate conference.
5. Ecclesiastical .
a. an official assembly of clergy or of clergy and laity, customary in many Christian denominations.
b. a group of churches whose representatives regularly meet in such an assembly.
verb (used without object)
6. to hold or participate in a conference or series of conferences.
con·gress [n. kong-gris; v. kuhn-gres, kuhng-]
noun
1. ( initial capital letter )
a. the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.
b. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the 96th Congress.
c. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
2. the national legislative body of a nation, especially of a republic.
3. a formal meeting or assembly of representatives for the discussion, arrangement, or promotion of some matter of common interest, eg. World Forestry Congress
4. the act of coming together; an encounter; meeting.
5. an association, especially one composed of representatives of various organizations.
6. familiar relations; dealings; intercourse.
7. coitus; sexual intercourse.
con·ven·tion [kuhn-ven-shuhn]
noun
1. a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern, eg. Convention of the Rights of the Children
2. U.S. Politics . a representative party assembly to nominate candidates and adopt platforms and party rules.
3. an agreement, compact, or contract.
4. an international agreement, especially one dealing with a specific matter, as postal service or copyright.
5. a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom: the convention of showing north at the top of a map.
6. general agreement or consent; accepted usage, especially as a standard of procedure.
7. conventionalism.
8. Bridge . any of a variety of established systems or methods of bidding or playing that allows partners to convey certain information about their hands.
dis·cus·sion [dih-skuhsh-uhn]
noun
1. an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
fo·rum [fawr-uhm, fohr-uhm]
noun, plural fo·rums, fo·ra [fawr-uh, fohr-uh] .
1. the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
2. a court or tribunal: the forum of public opinion.
3. an assembly, meeting place, television program, etc., for the discussion of questions of public interest, eg. World Economic Forum
4. the Forum, the forum in the ancient city of Rome.
gath·er·ing [gath-er-ing]
noun
1. an assembly or meeting.
2. an assemblage of people; group or crowd.
3. a collection, assemblage, or compilation of anything.
4. the act of a person or thing that gathers.
5. something that is gathered together.
hear·ing [heer-ing]
noun
1. the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
2. the act of perceiving sound.
3. opportunity to be heard: to grant a hearing.
4. an instance or a session in which testimony and arguments are presented, especially before an official, as a judge in a lawsuit.
5. a preliminary examination of the basic evidence and charges by a magistrate to determine whether criminal procedures, a trial, etc., are justified.
6. earshot: Their conversation was beyond my hearing.
in·ter·view [in-ter-vyoo]
noun
1. a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
2. a meeting or conversation in which a writer or reporter asks questions of one or more persons from whom material is sought for a newspaper story, television broadcast, etc.
3. the report of such a conversation or meeting.
meet·ing [mee-ting]
noun
1. the act of coming together: a chance meeting in the park.
2. an assembly or conference of persons for a specific purpose: a ten o'clock business meeting.
3. the body of persons present at an assembly or conference: to read a report to the meeting.
4. a hostile encounter; duel.
5. an assembly for religious worship, especially of Quakers.
6. meeting house.
7. a place or point of contact; junction; union: the meeting of two roads; the meeting of the waters.
sem·i·nar [sem-uh-nahr]
noun
1. a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
2. the gathering place of such a group.
3. a meeting of such a group.
4. a course or subject of study for advanced graduate students.
5. any meeting for exchanging information and holding discussions.
sym·po·si·um [sim-poh-zee-uhm]
noun, plural sym·po·si·ums, sym·po·si·a [-zee-uh]
1. a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience, eg. International Symposium of Mycology
2. a collection of opinions expressed or articles contributed by several persons on a given subject or topic.
3. an account of a discussion meeting or of the conversation at it.
4. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a convivial meeting, usually following a dinner, for drinking and intellectual conversation.
5. ( initial capital letter, italics ) a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, dealing with ideal love and the vision of absolute beauty.
talk [tawk]
verb (used without object)
1. to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
2. to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser.
3. to spread a rumor or tell a confidence; gossip.
4. to chatter or prate.
5. to employ speech; perform the act of speaking: to talk very softly; to talk into a microphone.
6. to deliver a speech, lecture, etc.: The professor talked on the uses of comedy in the tragedies of Shakespeare.
7. to give or reveal confidential or incriminating information: After a long interrogation, the spy finally talked.
8. to communicate ideas by means other than speech, as by writing, signs, or signals.
9. Computers . to transmit data, as between computers or between a computer and a terminal.
10. to make sounds imitative or suggestive of speech.
work·shop [wurk-shop]
noun
1. a room, group of rooms, or building in which work, especially mechanical work, is carried on.
2. a seminar, discussion group, or the like, that emphasizes exchange of ideas and the demonstration and application of techniques, skills, etc.: a theater workshop; opera workshop.
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