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
The two companies held a joint meeting to discuss their new partnership plans.
general
The company called a general meeting to discuss the new safety rules with all employees.
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
QUANT
series
VERB + MEETING
have, hold
arrange, call, convene, organize, schedule, summon
The manager scheduled a meeting with the team to review the quarterly sales results.
attend
declare open, open
The principal opened the meeting by welcoming all the parents and teachers.
close, declare closed | adjourn, break up | call off, cancel | postpone | host
chair, conduct, preside over
My manager will preside over the meeting with the new clients next week.
call to order
The principal called the meeting to order so we could start discussing the school budget.
participate in
address
The CEO addressed the emergency meeting to explain the company's new safety procedures.
ban | boycott | disrupt
MEETING + VERB
go ahead, take place
The conference took place last week at the downtown hotel despite the bad weather.
be aimed at sth
The meeting was aimed at discussing new safety procedures for the factory.
begin, open, proceed, start
adjourn
The board meeting adjourned early because several members had to catch their flights.
break up
The conference broke up early when several delegates decided to leave.
close, end
The conference ended early because several important participants had to catch their flights.
vote
The meeting voted unanimously to postpone the conference until next spring.
discuss sth | agree to sth, approve sth | condemn sth
urge sth
The board meeting urged the government to invest more money in public transportation.
express sth
The board meeting expressed strong support for the new sustainability initiative.
hear sth
The meeting heard about the company's plans to move the office to a new location next year.
conclude sth, decide sth, resolve sth
drag (on)
The conference dragged on for so long that we missed our lunch break.
MEETING + NOUN
house, place
PREP
in a/the ~
My manager is in a meeting right now, so I'll call back later this afternoon.
~ about
The team had a meeting about how to improve customer service next quarter.
~ between
The government held a meeting between the two countries to discuss trade agreements.
~ for
We scheduled a meeting for the team to discuss the new project deadline.
~ over
The neighbors had a heated meeting over the noise complaints from the new restaurant.
~ with
I had a meeting with my boss yesterday to discuss my promotion.
PHRASES
the purpose of a meeting, the minutes of a meeting
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the new safety procedures at work.
the outcome/result of a meeting
ADJ
accidental, chance, unexpected | fateful | clandestine, secret | historic, unprecedented | emotional | romantic
VERB + MEETING
have
PREP
~ with
She arranged a meeting with her manager to discuss the project deadline.