ADJ
- frequent, regular
- annual, biennial, half-yearly, monthly, quarterly, weekly, etc.
- all-day, hour-long, two-hour, etc.
- afternoon, breakfast, lunchtime, weekend, etc.
- full, plenary
- formal, informal
- inaugural
- mass
- open-air
- open, public
- closed, private
- secret
- joint
- Management have called a joint meeting with staff and unions
- general
- The society is holding its Annual General Meeting in the conference room next Monday
- face-to-face, personal
- bilateral, trilateral, tripartite
- high-level, summit, top-level
- exploratory, initial, introductory, preliminary, preparatory
- follow-up
- extraordinary, special
- crisis, emergency, urgent
- crucial, decisive, key, vital
- impromptu
- pre-inquiry, pre-session, pre-summit, etc.
- post-election, post-results, etc.
- board, cabinet, committee, council, departmental, family, ministerial, shareholders', staff, team, union
- inter-governmental, inter-ministerial, inter-party, inter-tribal, etc.
- business
- political
- discussion
- protest
- prayer
- brief
- endless, interminable, long
- We had endless meetings about the problem. The meeting seemed interminable
- angry, difficult, stormy
- fruitless, inconclusive
- successful, valuable
VERB + MEETING
- have, hold
- arrange, call, convene, organize, schedule, summon
- The committee has called a meeting to discuss the president's death
- attend
- declare open, open
- The chairman declared the meeting open
- close, declare closed
- adjourn, break up
- call off, cancel
- postpone
- host
- chair, conduct, preside over
- I've got to chair a meeting tomorrow
- call to order
- The chairman called the meeting to order
- participate in
- address
- He always spoke as if he were addressing a public meeting
- ban
- boycott
- disrupt
MEETING + VERB
- go ahead, take place
- It is unclear whether the meeting will go ahead as planned
- be aimed at sth
- a meeting aimed at restoring peace in the region
- begin, open, proceed, start
- adjourn
- The meeting adjourned for coffee at eleven
- break up
- The meeting broke up after a row over whether to allow cameras in
- close, end
- The meeting closed on a sour note
- vote
- The meeting voted 423?133 in favour of a strike
- discuss sth
- agree to sth, approve sth
- condemn sth
- urge sth
- This meeting urges the company to reconsider its decision to close the factory
- express sth
- The meeting expressed concern that the problem had still not been addressed
- hear sth
- The meeting heard that two workers had been sacked on the spot with no official reason given
- conclude sth, decide sth, resolve sth
- drag (on)
- The meeting dragged into the early hours of the next day
PREP
- in a/the ~
- I'm afraid Mrs Haley is in a meeting at the moment
- ~ about
- a meeting about the plans for a new road
- ~ between
- a meeting between tutors and students
- ~ for
- a meeting for parents
- ~ over
- Directors called a crisis meeting over the future of the company
- ~ with
- a meeting with French officials
PHRASES
- the purpose of a meeting, the minutes of a meeting
- The secretary circulated the minutes of the previous week's meeting to all committee members
- the outcome/result of a meeting
ADJ
- accidental, chance, unexpected
- fateful
- clandestine, secret
- historic, unprecedented
- emotional
- romantic
PREP
- ~ with
- I had a chance meeting with an old schoolfriend last week