| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together: assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, meeting, muster, troop. Informal : get-together. See COLLECT. 2. A group of athletic teams that play each other: association, circuit, league, loop. See GROUP. 3. A meeting for the exchange of views: colloquium, discussion, parley, seminar. Informal : powwow. Slang : rap session. See MEET, WORDS. 4. An exchanging of views: discussion, ventilation. Slang : rap3. See WORDS. 5. The act of conferring, as of an honor: accordance, bestowal, bestowment, conferment, conferral, grant, presentation. See GIVE. 6. A formal assemblage of the members of a group: assembly, congress, convention, convocation, meeting. See ASSEMBLE. 7. An exchange of views in an attempt to reach a decision: consultation, counsel, deliberation, parley. See WORDS.
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