| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group gathered to make decision |
| Synonyms: | assembly, conclave, convention, council, gathering, get-together, meeting, parley, session |
| Main Entry: | competition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | contest |
| Synonyms: | antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, concours, contention, controversy, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, go for the gold, horse race, jungle*, match, matchup, meeting, one on one, one-upping, opposition, pairing off, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race, rivalry, run, sport, strife, striving, struggle, tilt, tournament, trial, tug-of-war, warfare |
| Notes: | competition refers to an abstract quality, whereas competitiveness implies a practical activity whose manifestation can be observed |
| Main Entry: | concourse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crowd, group |
| Synonyms: | assemblage, assembly, collection, concursion, confluence, convergence, crush, gang, gathering, joining, junction, linkage, meeting, mob, multitude, rout, throng |
| Main Entry: | concurrent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, converging |
| Synonyms: | allied, at one, centrolineal, coinciding, compatible, concerted, confluent, consentient, consistent, convergent, cooperating, coterminous, harmonious, in agreement, in rapport, joined, like-minded, meeting, mutual, of the same mind, unified, uniting |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, divergent, nonconcurrent |
| Main Entry: | conference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | convention, colloquium |
| Synonyms: | appointment, argument, chat, colloquy, confabulation, conferring, congress, consultation, conversation, convocation, deliberation, discussion, forum, gabfest, groupthink, huddle, interchange, interview, meeting, palaver, parley, powwow, round robin, round table, seminar, symposium, talk, think-in, ventilation |
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, discord |
| Synonyms: | affray, animosity, antagonism, bad blood, brush, competition, concours, contention, contest, dance, difference, disaccord, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, disunity, divided loyalties, faction, factionalism, flap, fray, friction, fuss, hassle, hostility, interference, meeting, opposition, row, ruckus, run-in, set-to, strife, variance |
| Antonyms: | accord, agreement, concord, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | confluence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coming together |
| Synonyms: | assemblage, assembly, concourse, concurrence, concursion, conflux, convergence, crowd, gathering, host, junction, meeting, mob, multitude, union |
| Main Entry: | confrontation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict |
| Synonyms: | affray, battle, contest, crisis, dispute, encounter, fight, meeting, set-to, showdown, strife |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
| Main Entry: | congregation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assembled group, especially concerned with church-going |
| Synonyms: | aggregation, assemblage, assembly, audience, churchgoers, collection, company, confab, crowd, disciples, flock, following, gathering, get-together, group, host, laity, meet, meeting, multitude, muster, parish, parishioners, public, sit-in, throng, turnout |