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

QUANT

series

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

MEETING + NOUN

house, place

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

VERB + MEETING

have

PREP

~ with
I had a chance meeting with an old schoolfriend last week