meeting as in a formally arranged gathering

• "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"
• "the meeting elected a chairperson"

Synonyms

• group meetinga formally arranged gathering

meeting as in a small informal social gathering

• "there was an informal meeting in my living room"

Synonyms

• get togethera small informal social gathering; get people together; get together socially or for a specific purpose ; work together on a common enterprise of project; become part of

meeting as in a casual or unexpected convergence

• "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"
• "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"

Synonyms

• encountera minor short-term fight ; a casual or unexpected convergence; a casual meeting with a person or thing ; a hostile disagreement face-to-face ; come together; come upon, as if by accident; be beset by; experience as a reaction; contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

meeting as in the social act of assembling for some common purpose

• "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
• "the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress"

Synonyms

• coming togetherthe social act of assembling for some common purpose; the act of joining together as one
• congressthe legislature of the United States government ; a meeting of elected or appointed representatives ; a national legislative assembly ; the social act of assembling for some common purpose

meeting as in the act of joining together as one

• "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"
• "there was no meeting of minds"

Synonyms

• mergingflowing together ; the act of joining together as one; a flowing together
• coming togetherthe social act of assembling for some common purpose; the act of joining together as one

meeting as in a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

• "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"

Synonyms

• confluencea place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); a flowing together ; a coming together of people