plural forums also fora
ˈfȯr-ə 
1
a
: the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
b
: a public meeting place for open discussion
The club provides a forum for people interested in local history.
c
: a medium (such as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or expression of ideas
2
: a judicial body or assembly : court
3
a
: a public meeting or lecture involving audience discussion
The town has scheduled a public forum to discuss the proposal.
b
: a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usually by several authorities
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Examples of forum in a Sentence
Forums were held to determine how to handle the situation.
The town has scheduled a public forum to discuss the proposal.
The club provides a forum for people who share an interest in local history.
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Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, attends a forum in Melbourne, Australia.
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James Glynn, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2023
As one of the world’s richest men, however, Musk has tremendous resources at his disposal — and X seems to be doing some forum shopping to boost its odds.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 21 Nov. 2023
The district will ask all forum participants to complete an online feedback survey within 24 hours after each forum, and the survey results will be considered by the district’s board of trustees when selecting the chancellor.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
Protesters angry about the war disrupted a Senate candidate forum Saturday afternoon and later in the evening stormed into the Sacramento convention center, just blocks from the state Capitol, leading to the cancellation of official party events that evening.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
In it, a hacker named Darby (Emma Corrin) joins up with another internet forum sleuth, Bill (Harris Dickinson), to investigate the deaths of multiple women.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
Based on job listings, multiple sources, forum posts, and unguarded LinkedIn boasts, Roettgers writes that Amazon has been working on Vega since at least 2019, is mostly done with the core development, and is now focused on an SDK and developer outreach.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
Nevertheless, Hunter is eager to have the opportunity, in a public forum and at the right time, to discuss these matters with the Committee.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
Wright has announced a series of forums to now explore the ideas that could affect school operations, including the school and program choices that students and families will make this winter for the coming school year.
—Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2023
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James Glynn, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2023
As one of the world’s richest men, however, Musk has tremendous resources at his disposal — and X seems to be doing some forum shopping to boost its odds.
—Adi Robertson, The Verge, 21 Nov. 2023
The district will ask all forum participants to complete an online feedback survey within 24 hours after each forum, and the survey results will be considered by the district’s board of trustees when selecting the chancellor.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
Protesters angry about the war disrupted a Senate candidate forum Saturday afternoon and later in the evening stormed into the Sacramento convention center, just blocks from the state Capitol, leading to the cancellation of official party events that evening.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
In it, a hacker named Darby (Emma Corrin) joins up with another internet forum sleuth, Bill (Harris Dickinson), to investigate the deaths of multiple women.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2023
Based on job listings, multiple sources, forum posts, and unguarded LinkedIn boasts, Roettgers writes that Amazon has been working on Vega since at least 2019, is mostly done with the core development, and is now focused on an SDK and developer outreach.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
Nevertheless, Hunter is eager to have the opportunity, in a public forum and at the right time, to discuss these matters with the Committee.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023
Wright has announced a series of forums to now explore the ideas that could affect school operations, including the school and program choices that students and families will make this winter for the coming school year.
—Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2023
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“Forum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forum. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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fo·rum
ˈfō-rəm
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a
: a judicial body or assembly : court
allowed the defendant in a state court action to choose the federal forum by removing the case—M. H. Redish
M. H. Redish
b
: the territorial jurisdiction of a court
due process requires defendant to have minimum level of contacts with forum before personal jurisdiction may be exercised—National Law Journal
National Law Journal
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