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(conference) noun
assembly, caucus, colloquy, conclave, concursus, congressio, consistory, consultation, convention, conventus, convocation, discussion, encounter, exchange of views, forum, gathering, interchange of views, negotiation, open discussion, panel, parley, plenum, reunion, seminar, session, summit, symposium, synod
associated concepts: annual meeting of shareholders, meeting of creditors, organizational meeting, public meeting, regular meeting, special meeting
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(encounter) noun
appulsion, clash, collision, concours, confrontation, contact, convergence, convergency, engagement, fusion, intersection, joining, junction, juncture, merger, rendezvous, unification, union
associated concepts: meeting of minds
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adjacent, assemblage, assembly, caucus, chamber (body), coalition, collection (assembly), collision (accident), company (assemblage), concurrent (united), conference, confrontation (act of setting face to face), congregation, contact (touching), contiguous, interview, parley, rendezvous, session
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n. A gathering of persons for a specific purpose.@ annual meetingCorporate law, yearly gathering of board of directors to which stockholders are invited.@ special meetingCorporate law, gathering for a special or limited purpose.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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