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 The measure also asks that an open forum be held before the end of 2027 to elicit student feedback on current time, place, and manner policies that restrict when, where and how protests are conducted on campuses. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Democratic lawmakers held a forum Monday calling for the closure of the Delaney Hall facility in Newark. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 At a regional cooperation forum last month, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appealed directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s 4 1/2-year war with Ukraine. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland's prime minister, at the Aix-en-Provence economic forum in Aix-en-Provence, France, on Friday, July 3, 2026. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Aug. 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
Noun
  • The symposium was moved from a 400-seat auditorium at the National Gallery to a meeting room at Dumbarton Oaks that seats 80.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The central bank skips an August meeting as the Kansas City Fed hosts its annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of symposium
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  • Netflix’s Pave debuted in February 2026, before ranking seventh globally among the platform’s non-English films and broadening Sang-min’s reach beyond South Korea.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no shortage of interest, with clubs across Europe all keen to offer him a platform, and it’s expected a decision on his destination will be made after Sunday’s final friendly with Como.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • In December, the tribunal issued its final judgment in The Hague—a symbolic choice given the city’s role as a center of international justice—upholding the charge of gender persecution.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In December 2025, Leo filed an employment tribunal lawsuit against ITN, claiming discrimination arising from his disability.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of tribunal
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  • The clinics have over five years helped support over 500 filmmaking teams to date, and some of the early interest in this edition of the seminar is already surpassing last year’s edition.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Mary Kay seminar, which has called the Kay Bailey Hutchison Center home for years, is on tour while the convention center undergoes those remodels.
    — Bo Evans, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of seminar
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  • The festival’s upcoming third edition will be held September 19-26 at venues throughout Chicago, including Comedy Bar, Laugh Factory, Bellagio 223, ETA Theater, and Wax Vinyl Bar.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Bay Area photography exhibition venue SF Camerawork is calling it quits after 52 years, the institution announced on its website yesterday.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of venue
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  • Complicating matters, anything said in federal court — including Mangione's statements Friday admitting to killing Thompson — potentially could be used against him in state court, or vice versa.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Good for Brooks, who became the heart and soul of the team last season because of his on-and-off the court leadership and gritty play.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of court
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  • The incident came one day after the DEF CON security conference concluded in Las Vegas, and was first described on social media accounts that follow publicly available air-to-ground messages, known as ACARS.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Many specifics remain unclear, but one idea would be to match up play-in teams across conferences, rather than within a conference or based solely on CFP selection committee rankings.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of conference
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  • For the exhibition, seven of Cerio’s photographs were blown up and mounted on panels on the side of a road in Gibellina, a township in Sicily.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Other Ai4 talks and panels offered evidence to the contrary in fields ranging from pharmaceutical research to autonomous vehicles.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
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