symposiumnoun [ C ]
uk/sɪmˈpəʊ.zi.əm/us/sɪmˈpoʊ.zi.əm/plural symposia symposiums formalan occasion at which people who have great knowledge of a particular subject meet in order to discuss a matter of interest:
a symposium on European cinema
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Official meetings
- annual general meeting
- assembly
- assizes
- caucus
- conference
- congress
- convention
- convocation
- council of war
- order
- plenary
- plenum
- powwow
- quorate
- quorum
- round-table
- secretary
- sitting
- speaking engagement
- summit
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