symposium

symposium

noun

Definition of SYMPOSIUM

a meeting featuring a group discussion <recently attended a daylong symposium on new methods of chromatography>

Synonyms colloquy, conference, council, panel, panel discussion, parley, powwow, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium

Related Words colloquium; caucus, town meeting; assembly, conclave, congregation, congress, consistory, convention, convocation, synod; debate, deliberation; brainstorming; chat room, newsgroup