panel discussion

noun

: a formal discussion by a panel

Synonyms of panel discussion

• symposium
• seminar
• conference
• panel

Examples of panel discussion in a Sentence

a panel discussion on capital punishment

Recent Examples on the Web

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, district judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, attends a panel discussion at the annual American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. — Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

The Perspectives strand features moderated panel discussions on the state of the global screen industries. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

In addition to high-level access to executives, collectors could roam from store to store and from event to event, with more than 40 different presentations, panel discussions, and other around-town events complementing the four-day exhibition. — Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

At a panel discussion in June at the Huntington Theatre in Boston, Marnik explained that her own change of heart about vaccination occurred only after many talks with kind, attentive friends and professors over four years of college. — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for panel discussion

• byelorussian
• belorussian
• repercussion
• concussion
• percussion
• russian