1
: an act or process of coming together: such as
a
: a gathering of people for a common purpose (such as to discuss business)
specifically
: an assembly for religious worship
a prayer meeting
b
: a situation or occasion when two people see or talk to each other
started dating soon after their first meeting
c
: a session of horse or dog racing
2
: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends
3
: intersection, junction
the meeting of two rivers
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
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The Philadelphia Board of Education will vote on the resolution during a special meeting on Thursday.
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Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
That could include establishing working groups on key bilateral issues—nuclear policy, the Arctic, and commercial relations, for example—and holding initial meetings to set the agenda and lay out the first steps.
—Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
Investors are betting that a majority of Fed policymakers will vote for a quarter-point cut at the conclusion of this week's meeting.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
That would follow three moves by the Fed policy committee to cut short term interest rates in 2024 and another three rate cuts at the last three Fed meetings in 2025.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
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Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
That could include establishing working groups on key bilateral issues—nuclear policy, the Arctic, and commercial relations, for example—and holding initial meetings to set the agenda and lay out the first steps.
—Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2025
Investors are betting that a majority of Fed policymakers will vote for a quarter-point cut at the conclusion of this week's meeting.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
That would follow three moves by the Fed policy committee to cut short term interest rates in 2024 and another three rate cuts at the last three Fed meetings in 2025.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meeting
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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