meetings

1. a formally arranged gatheringExamples: "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"Synonyms: group meeting, meeting

2. a small informal social gatheringExamples: "there was an informal meeting in my living room"Synonyms: get together, meeting

3. a casual or unexpected convergenceExamples: "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"Synonyms: encounter, meeting

4. the social act of assembling for some common purposeExamples: "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"Synonyms: coming together, meeting

5. the act of joining together as oneExamples: "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"Synonyms: coming together, meeting, merging

6. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)Examples: "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"Synonyms: confluence, meeting