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
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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Church leaders say these public-facing forums are essential as southern states continue to experience nearly half of all new HIV infections nationwide.
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The event presented 227 films from 43 countries, including 27 world premieres and 87 Indonesian premieres, alongside 47 discussions, forums and public lectures.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
During a New Hampshire forum of circa-2000 GOP presidential candidates, Alan Keyes, who would later become a face of the Birther movement just eight years later, broke from his peers by praising the Seattle protestors and denouncing the WTO as unconstitutional.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
The forum, organized by the Roscongress Foundation and India’s Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), highlighted the push for closer economic integration between the two countries.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
The event presented 227 films from 43 countries, including 27 world premieres and 87 Indonesian premieres, alongside 47 discussions, forums and public lectures.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
During a New Hampshire forum of circa-2000 GOP presidential candidates, Alan Keyes, who would later become a face of the Birther movement just eight years later, broke from his peers by praising the Seattle protestors and denouncing the WTO as unconstitutional.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2025
The forum, organized by the Roscongress Foundation and India’s Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), highlighted the push for closer economic integration between the two countries.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Forum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forum. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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forum
noun
fo·rum
ˈfō-rəm
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2
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
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