panel

noun

ˈpa-nᵊl How to pronounce panel (audio)
Definition of panelnext
1
as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion there will be a discussion panel on Tuesday

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2
as in committee
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter assembled a prestigious panel to investigate ways to stem the rising cost of health care

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Recent Examples of panel Originally composed of six panels, Antonello created the altarpiece for the Monastero di San Gregorio, which was destroyed in the 1908 Messina earthquake. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The panels were expensive and rudimentary by today’s standards. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026 Last Friday, Fauci declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel after majority Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee voted along partisan lines to hold him in contempt of Congress. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 The Austin Convention Center, which always held the majority of the festival’s panels and speakers, closed for redevelopment in late 2025. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for panel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panel
  1. symposium
  2. committee
  3. seminar
  4. commission
  5. conference
Noun
  • Since then, the company has emerged as a key strategic firm in the country’s ambition to dominate future technology, with its founder Wang Xingxing seated in the front row at President Xi Jinping’s rare symposium with top tech businesses last year.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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  • Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy Wicks, who controls what survives her committee, did not respond to questions about her decision to effectively kill the oversight bill there.
    — Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Following an open call for applications for the post of chief curator, the selection committee unanimously selected Elnozahy to spearhead the biennale’s next edition.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of committee
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  • Competition is likely to be tough for classes that are perceived as easier, or for small-group seminars where a larger number of students would fall within the cap.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, those hawking self-help books and products and seminars keep making money.
    — Evelyn Skye, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Chicago's plan commission will vote on a request to rezone Ford City Mall for industrial development.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, Players Era would provide 150 complimentary tickets and the chance to purchase additional tickets that the school could sell for a profit, minus a 20% commission.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of commission
Noun
  • The nine-game conference slate is going to hit some SEC teams like a linebacker.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fucci added at the news conference that the camp does have an annual tree plan.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
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