meeting

Noun

• a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
  • Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
    

• the act of joining together as one
  • the merging of the two groups occurred quickly
    
  • there was no meeting of minds
    

• the social act of assembling for some common purpose
  • his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day
    

• a casual or unexpected convergence
  • he still remembers their meeting in Paris
    
  • there was a brief encounter in the hallway
    

• a small informal social gathering
  • there was an informal meeting in my living room
    

• a formally arranged gathering
  • next year the meeting will be in Chicago
    
  • the meeting elected a chairperson
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  confluence , merging , coming together , encounter , get together , group meeting