: lunch
especially
: a formal usually midday meal as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest
a company luncheon
a fund-raising luncheon
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She was honored by the National Mother’s Day committee at the Outstanding Mother Awards luncheon on Thursday in New York.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters alongside Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso following the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on May 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 May 2025
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and CEO of Moms First, will deliver the keynote at the awards luncheon on April 30 in NYC, which are presented in partnership with Dotdash Meredith (People’s publisher).
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The honor will be presented to her by Kathy Bates during during the 36th annual Colleagues spring luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills on May 8.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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David Moin, Footwear News, 9 May 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters alongside Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso following the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on May 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 8 May 2025
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and CEO of Moms First, will deliver the keynote at the awards luncheon on April 30 in NYC, which are presented in partnership with Dotdash Meredith (People’s publisher).
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The honor will be presented to her by Kathy Bates during during the 36th annual Colleagues spring luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills on May 8.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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