An assembly or meeting for consultation or advice, as a council of physicians; a deliberative assembly.

A period of speaking; a discourse, speech, talk, conversation; esp. a discussion, consultation, or debate between two or more people; a meeting. Now…

(with a and plural) A conference in which the parties consult and deliberate; a meeting for deliberation or discussion.

A face-to-face meeting of people; (in early use) esp. a formal or ceremonial face-to-face meeting or conference between sovereigns, nobles, etc…

An audience or formal gathering. Obsolete. rare.

A more or less formal or public oral interchange of views, opinions, or propositions; a conference. Also spec. in plural: formal discussions, as…

A debate or conference; discussion; negotiation; spec. a meeting between enemies or opposing parties to discuss the terms of an armistice; a…

A meeting for conference.

A meeting between opposing sides in a dispute; esp. (Military) a conference with an enemy, under truce, for discussing the mutual arrangement of…

A conversation, a discussion; esp. a meeting for formal discussions or negotiations; a parley. Cf. enterparley, n., parle, n. 1.

A conversation, a discussion; a conference; spec. a meeting for formal discussions or negotiations; a parley. Cf. enterparley, n.

A formal meeting for consultation or discussion; e.g. between the representatives of different sovereign states, the two Houses of Parliament or of…

A conversation, a discussion; a conference; spec. a meeting for formal discussions or negotiations; a parley. Cf. interparley, n.

A conference; a meeting for formal discussions or negotiations; (in later use more generally) a conversation, a discussion.

(with a and plural) A consultation.

An exchange of words, a conference.

A debate, a discussion, a consultation. Somewhat rare.

A consultation; a council, conference; the record or minutes of a consultation.

A public conference, discussion, or debate.

A talk, a discussion, a dialogue; (spec. in early use) a conference between African tribespeople and traders or travellers.

An (official) consultation; a meeting of council (Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese); the minutes of such a meeting.

Talk, conversation, discussion; a conference.

colloquial (originally U.S.). More generally: a meeting, a conference, esp. of powerful people; (also) bustle, activity.

a general or common council.

The Latin equivalent of council, n., occasionally used in technical language.

A gathering or meeting for discussion; a conference.

A meeting or conference for thoughtful discussion.