Definition of banquet
1 : a sumptuous feast; especially : an elaborate and often ceremonious meal for numerous people often in honor of a person a state banquet
2 : a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement an awards banquet
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Examples of banquet in a Sentence
They held a banquet in his honor.
prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class
Recent Examples of banquet from the Web
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WASHINGTON — Hours into a dinner with world leaders who had gathered for the Group of 20 summit meeting, President Trump left his chair at the sprawling banquet table and headed to where President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was seated.
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The banquet for this season's winner will be held March 8 at the Galt House.
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A banquet room has seating for 80 and coming soon, according to the owners, will be a smaller private room for 20 to 30 patrons.
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The Felicity-Franklin FFA hosted its 61st annual banquet and silent auction.
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In the cooling evening air, Charleston, South Carolina's notable citizens filed into Hibernian Hall on Meeting Street for the traditional banquet to close their Fourth of July festivities.
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That’s what led him to run for president of the North Carolina NAACP, unseating an incumbent on a platform that called for more activism and fewer banquets.
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In 2014, when Mr. Modi hosted Mr. Xi for his first visit in eight years, the two men were at an opulent riverfront banquet when news broke of a skirmish between their armies.
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Her kids' sports teams have also used the website SignUpGenius to organize volunteers and events like team banquets.
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Origin and Etymology of banquet
Middle French, from Old Italian banchetto, from diminutive of banca bench, bank
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Definition of banquet
banqueter
nounExamples of banquet in a Sentence
banqueted the returning troops at the military base
Origin and Etymology of banquet
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BANQUET Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of banquet for English Language Learners
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: a formal dinner for many people usually to celebrate a special event
BANQUET Defined for Kids
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: a formal dinner for many people usually to celebrate a special event
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