symposium

noun

sim-ˈpō-zē-əm How to pronounce symposium (audio)
Definition of symposiumnext
as in seminar
a meeting featuring a group discussion recently attended a daylong symposium on new methods of chromatography

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Recent Examples of symposium Following Warsh's keynote speech Friday at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole, Wyoming symposium, markets flipped on rate expectations. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Tech Challenges While the chair’s speech and the sideline chatter about economic and political events frequently dominate news from the symposium, Jackson Hole is also an important forum for high level debate on economic research. — Maria Eloisa Capurro, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Fed chair to speak in Wyoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will deliver remarks this morning in Jackson Hole, Wyoming at an annual symposium. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Central bankers, finance ministers and policymakers from around the world will gather at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for symposium
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  1. seminar
  2. conference
  3. panel
Noun
  • The organization hosts conferences, seminars and a mentoring program to help educators promote into leadership roles.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Anti-Defimation League (ADL) research has found a pattern of students being asked to speak on behalf of Israel or the Jewish community, effectively positioning them as representatives of a government rather than students in a seminar.
    — Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of seminar
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  • OpenAI is holding its annual DevDay developer conference on Tuesday, where the artificial intelligence company is expected to showcase a flurry of new products and features.
    — Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • At the conference, participants could finally participate in that conversation.
    — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of conference
Noun
  • Recently several of my fellow judges on a literary panel declined to read submissions that were more than two hundred pages long.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The group of senators — which includes all Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Africa panel — criticized both sides of the conflict.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of panel

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