Meaning : A formally arranged gathering.
Example :
Next year the meeting will be in Chicago.
The meeting elected a chairperson.
Synonyms : group meeting
Meaning : A small informal social gathering.
Example :
There was an informal meeting in my living room.
Synonyms : get together
Meaning : A casual or unexpected convergence.
Example :
He still remembers their meeting in Paris.
There was a brief encounter in the hallway.
Synonyms : encounter
Meaning : The social act of assembling for some common purpose.
Example :
His meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day.
The lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress.
Synonyms : coming together, congress
Meaning : The act of joining together as one.
Example :
The merging of the two groups occurred quickly.
There was no meeting of minds.
Synonyms : coming together, merging
Meaning : A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers).
Example :
Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers.
Synonyms : confluence