forum

noun

ˈfȯr-əm How to pronounce forum (audio)
Definition of forumnext
1
as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion a public forum called to find out how residents felt about a large discount store being built in their neighborhood

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2
as in platform
a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information that Web site serves as a forum for movie buffs who are passionate about their likes and dislikes

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3
as in tribunal
an assembly of persons for the administration of justice a jury may have acquitted Lizzie Borden, but she was guilty of murder in the forum of public opinion

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Recent Examples of forum Two of those schools — Parkway Elementary and Rainbow Park Elementary, a stone’s throw from where the forum was held — are in District 1. — Austin Horn july 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 Wednesday’s forum explained why utility bills have been high statewide, actions at the statehouse that lead to higher bills, and the impact that data centers have. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 But here at Vibecamp, the avatars become real people — people who know the same memes and get the same jokes and chat on the same forums as you, and who may even have some acid or shrooms to deal out. — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026 Yet as economic and political turmoil has gripped the world in recent years, the forum has all too often occupied the sidelines. — Peter Rough, Washington Post, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for forum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forum
  1. symposium
  2. platform
  3. tribunal
  4. seminar
  5. venue
  6. court
  7. conference
  8. panel
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  • Now, thankfully, Reese Witherspoon is focusing on women’s projects with her company, and Geena Davis has that whole symposium and does all the metrics on how many women’s stories get told.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Power connections, which are fewer in number and take up more surface area, are placed on the sides of the memory cube, University of Tokyo doctoral student Yuki Mitarai said at the symposium.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
Definition of symposium
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  • Content Partners, which began 20 years ago as a creative rights acquisition platform, is well-positioned to help creators gauge their true value in emerging and traditional media platforms.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 July 2026
  • Maine state Senate President Mattie Daughtry, a Democrat, is encouraged to see many of the candidates running on Platner's progressive platform of transformational change.
    — Tamara Keith, NPR, 14 July 2026
Definition of platform
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  • Objection’s first tribunal, in April, targeted The Hollywood Reporter for its 2021 coverage about an heir to the Sackler family, whose Purdue Pharma fortune was built off OxyContin.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
  • Alejandro Ramelli, president of the tribunal, told The Associated Press that closing was contingent on the SJP continuing its work — otherwise, Colombia would be in breach of its obligations to the world court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of tribunal
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  • Corporations hired kaizen consultants and ran Deming seminars.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • As an example, the Office of Government Ethics said an industry-wide seminar attended by more than 100 people could be allowed if the employee’s participation would be in the agency’s interest.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Definition of seminar
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  • A little over 22 months later in December 2025, FIFA announced the full list of group stage matches with venues and dates attached, giving DFW a strong case for the best slate across the board.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Earlier in the day, the weather forecast looked grim and the venue sent out a social media post warning of potential issues.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of venue
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  • The arrests mark the latest development in a series of court cases spanning multiple countries.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Some in county jails are there for just a few days, but others can stay behind bars for months or even years before their cases are tried in court.
    — Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of court
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  • During the meeting, a handful of people looked at their laptops, with those attending in person sitting around a nearly empty oval table in the board’s conference room.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • And that April guidance was above the $101 billion analysts had been expecting toward the end of last year, before the company updated it at a conference in December.
    — Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Definition of conference
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  • The justices are appearing before a House appropriations panel as the court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the judiciary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Kutkov’s firmware discovery also revealed that the V5’s antenna panel is about 16% longer and 30% taller than the portable Starlink Mini's.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
Definition of panel

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