top-level (summit) meeting

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• summit meeting — noun a meeting of heads of governments • Syn: ↑summit • Hypernyms: ↑meeting, ↑group meeting * * * 1. a meeting or conference of heads of state, esp. to conduct diplomatic negotiations and ease international tensions. 2. any meeting or conference… …   Useful english dictionary

• summit meeting — 1. a meeting or conference of heads of state, esp. to conduct diplomatic negotiations and ease international tensions. 2. any meeting or conference of top level officials, executives, etc. Also called summit, summit conference. [1950 55] * * * …   Universalium

• meeting — meet‧ing [ˈmiːtɪŋ] noun [countable] an event at which people meet to talk and decide things: • We had a meeting yesterday to discuss progress. • It was decided to hold a shareholders meeting later this month. • Two of the directors refused to… …   Financial and business terms

• summit — summital, adj. summitless, adj. /sum it/, n. 1. the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex. 2. the highest point of attainment or aspiration: the summit of one s ambition. 3. the highest state or degree. 4 …   Universalium

• summit — sum|mit W3 [ˈsʌmıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: somete, from sum top , from Latin summum, from summus; SUM1] 1.) an important meeting or set of meetings between the leaders of several governments ▪ the European summit ▪ The two… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• summit */*/ — UK [ˈsʌmɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms summit : singular summit plural summits 1) summit or summit meeting a meeting or series of meetings between leaders of two or more countries a summit of EU leaders a summit meeting on AIDS The summit… …   English dictionary

• summit — sum|mit [ sʌmıt ] noun count ** 1. ) summit or summit meeting a meeting or series of meetings between leaders of two or more countries: a summit of EU leaders a summit meeting on AIDS The summit will be held in Madrid in June. 2. ) the top of a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• meeting — noun 1 when people come together to discuss/decide sth ADJECTIVE ▪ frequent, regular ▪ annual, biannual, biennial, daily, monthly, quarterly, weekly …   Collocations dictionary

• summit — [sum′it] n. [ME sommete < OFr, dim. of som, summit < L summum, highest part < summus, highest: see SUM] 1. the highest point, part, or elevation; top or apex 2. the highest degree or state; acme 3. ☆ a) the highest level of officials;… …   English World dictionary

• summit — Synonyms and related words: acme, acme of perfection, all, apex, apogee, audience, bargaining, bargaining session, brow, cap, capstone, ceiling, climax, cloud nine, conclave, confab, confabulation, conference, confrontation, congress,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• summit — /ˈsʌmət / (say sumuht) noun 1. the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; the top; the apex. 2. the highest point of attainment or aspiration. 3. the highest state or degree. 4. a meeting or conference between heads …