1
: an act or process of coming together: such as
a
: an assembly for a common purpose (such as worship)
b
: a session of horse or dog racing
2
: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends
3
Synonyms
Examples of meeting in a Sentence
The club's monthly meeting will be held next Monday evening.
She was too busy to attend the meeting.
Let's have a meeting to discuss these problems.
I wasn't able to talk to him because he was in a meeting.
They started dating each other soon after their first meeting.
Their friendship began with a chance meeting at a business convention.
Tonight's game will be their first meeting of the season.
a town at the meeting of two rivers
Recent Examples on the Web
By the time of the meeting in Mexico, there were more than six billion people on the planet, and human activity was fundamentally altering such basic Earth processes as the carbon cycle.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
Duflo’s proposal is one of the biggest climate relief funding packages ever proposed at the global level, and the next steps for the proposal will be picked up at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Rio de Janeiro in July.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Shortly before the start of the meeting, however, officials from the state’s Finance Department, which must sign off on new workplace rules, intervened.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
This unique meeting is a great way to enjoy geisha culture in the former capital of Kyoto.
—John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
This is the 257th El Clásico game between Barça and Real Madrid, with the first meeting taking place all the way back in May 1902.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
The plan is to have the first meeting with the new members in June.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The 20-month-long SARS-CoV-2 infection is the longest known, according to the researchers, who are presenting the case at a medical meeting in Barcelona next week.
—Jason Gale / Bloomberg, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Mone had been off-campus on Feb. 9, attending the Board of Regents meeting in Madison, Duria said.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
Duflo’s proposal is one of the biggest climate relief funding packages ever proposed at the global level, and the next steps for the proposal will be picked up at a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Rio de Janeiro in July.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
Shortly before the start of the meeting, however, officials from the state’s Finance Department, which must sign off on new workplace rules, intervened.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
This unique meeting is a great way to enjoy geisha culture in the former capital of Kyoto.
—John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
This is the 257th El Clásico game between Barça and Real Madrid, with the first meeting taking place all the way back in May 1902.
—Tim Chan, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
The plan is to have the first meeting with the new members in June.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The 20-month-long SARS-CoV-2 infection is the longest known, according to the researchers, who are presenting the case at a medical meeting in Barcelona next week.
—Jason Gale / Bloomberg, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Mone had been off-campus on Feb. 9, attending the Board of Regents meeting in Madison, Duria said.
—Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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