meeting
n
1 an act of coming together; encounter
2 an assembly or gathering
4 a sporting competition, as of athletes, or of horse racing
annual general meeting
n (Brit) the statutory meeting of the directors and shareholders of a company or of the members of a society, held once every financial year, at which the annual report is presented, (Abbrev.)
AGM
camp meeting
n (Chiefly U.S) a religious meeting held in a large tent or outdoors, often lasting several days
extraordinary general meeting
n a meeting specially called to discuss a particular item of a company's business, usually one of some importance. The meeting may be called by a group of shareholders or by the directors, (Abbrev.)
EGM
meeting house
n
1 the place in which certain religious groups, esp. Quakers, hold their meetings for worship
2 (Also called)
wharepuni (N.Z.) a large Maori tribal hall
prayer meeting
n (Chiefly Protestantism) a religious meeting at which the participants offer up prayers to God
Quaker meeting
n a gathering of the Quakers for worship, characterized by periods of silence and by members speaking as moved by the Spirit
race meeting
n a prearranged fixture for racing horses (or sometimes greyhounds) over a set course at set times
town meeting
n (U.S.)
1 an assembly of the inhabitants of a town
2 (esp. in New England) an assembly of the qualified voters of a town. Such a meeting may exercise all the powers of local government