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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delegation of representatives |
| Synonyms: | assembly, association, caucus, chamber, club, committee, conclave, conference, convention, convocation, council, delegates, government, guild, league, legislative body, legislature, meeting, order, parliament, senate, society, the Hill, the house, union |
| Main Entry: | convention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conference |
| Synonyms: | assemblage, assembly, clambake, confab, congress, convocation, council, delegates, delegation, get together, meet*, meeting, members, powwow, rally, representatives, show |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | convocation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assembly |
| Synonyms: | assemblage, conclave, concourse, confab, conference, congregation, congress, convention, council, diet, get-together, meet, meeting, powwow, synod, turnout |
| Main Entry: | forum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meeting |
| Synonyms: | assembly, colloquium, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, rally, seminar, symposium |
| Main Entry: | hearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opportunity to present views, knowledge, or skill |
| Synonyms: | admittance, attendance, attention, audience, audit, audition, chance, conference, congress, consultation, council, discussion, inquiry, interview, investigation, meeting, negotiation, notice, parley, performance, presentation, reception, review, test, trial, tryout |
| Main Entry: | house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws |
| Synonyms: | commons, congress, council, legislative body, legislature, parliament |
| Notes: | a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
| Main Entry: | legislature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | governmental body, most often elected, that makes laws |
| Synonyms: | assembly, body, chamber, congress, council, diet, house, house of representatives, lawmakers, parliament, plenum, senate, voice of the people |
| Notes: | legislation is the act of making or enacting laws, while legislature is the body of people who make or amend or repeal laws |
| Main Entry: | panel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | committee |
| Synonyms: | board, bureau, cabinet, commission, consultants, council, forum, group, jury, representatives, task force, tribunal |
| Main Entry: | powwow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discussion |
| Synonyms: | confab, confabulation, conference, consultation, council, get-together, huddle, meeting, palaver, parley, talk |
| Antonyms: | quiet |
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