Meeting vs. Seminar

Meetingnoun

(uncountable) The action of the verb to meet.

Meetingnoun

A gathering of people/parties for a purpose.

Meetingnoun

The people at such a gathering, as a collective.

Meetingnoun

An encounter between people, even accidental.

Meetingnoun

A place or instance of junction or intersection.

Meetingnoun

A religious service held by a charismatic preacher in small towns in the United States.

Meetingnoun

(Quakerism) An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

Meetingverb

present participle of meet

Meetingnoun

A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.

Meetingnoun

A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.

Meetingnoun

A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting.

Meetingnoun

An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; - in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.

Meetingnoun

a formally arranged gathering;

Meetingnoun

the social act of assembling for some common purpose;

Meetingnoun

a small informal social gathering;

Meetingnoun

a casual or unexpected convergence;

Meetingnoun

the act of joining together as one;

Meetingnoun

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers);

Meeting

A meeting is when two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal or business setting, but meetings also occur in a variety of other environments. Many various types of meetings exist.

Seminarnoun

A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.

Seminarnoun

A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.

Seminarnoun

A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an instructor, in original research in a particular line of study, and in the exposition of the results by theses, lectures, etc.; - formerly called also seminary, now seldom used in this sense.

Seminarnoun

any meeting for an exchange of ideas

Seminarnoun

a course offered for a small group of advanced students

Seminar

A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to participate.