meeting

(n) a formally arranged gathering
- next year the meeting will be in Chicago
- the meeting elected a chairperson
group meeting,
(n) a small informal social gathering
- there was an informal meeting in my living room
get together,
(n) a casual or unexpected convergence
- he still remembers their meeting in Paris
- there was a brief encounter in the hallway
encounter,
(n) the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day
coming together,
(n) the act of joining together as one
- the merging of the two groups occurred quickly
- there was no meeting of minds
merging, coming together,
(n) a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
confluence,

group meeting get together encounter coming together merging confluence

meetinghouse meeting house meeting of minds meeting place