town meetings

noun

plural of town meeting
as in panel discussions

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  1. panel discussions
  2. caucuses
  3. seminars
  4. congregations
  5. assemblies
  6. panels
Noun
  • Acworth Book & Storytelling Festival This year’s festival brings together a mix of local and regional authors across a variety of genres as well as professional storytellers, vendors and panel discussions.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The event will include lunch and networking opportunities, panel discussions and an executive keynote covering AI, SoCal’s aero-defense boom, and breakthroughs in defense systems and intelligence.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of panel discussions
Noun
  • Republicans are already committed to making the Iowa caucuses their first contest in 2028, and delaying the Democratic caucus could reinforce the idea that Democrats don’t prioritize rural voters, the Iowa presenters said.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada have traditionally been among the first states to hold presidential primaries or caucuses, although neither party has set its formal presidential primary and caucus calendar yet.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of caucuses
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  • The organization hosts conferences, seminars and a mentoring program to help educators promote into leadership roles.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This year, the August days were filled with live podcasts and seminars, ranging from football analytics to responsible gaming.
    — Chad Millman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of seminars
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  • Worshippers are showing up in greater numbers, giving more money to congregations and volunteering more, the study found.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rabbi and historian Gary Zola explains that of the six earliest Jewish congregations in the United States, the three Southern congregations in Savannah, Charleston and Richmond were the first to introduce reforms.
    — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of congregations
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  • Anduril relies on Applied Aerospace to deliver the physical aircraft, supplying everything from the engine fuselage and main landing gear assemblies to the wings and horizontal stabilizers.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The production model is designed to allow major components and assemblies to be manufactured before final vessel integration.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of assemblies
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  • Just note that panels are sold individually, so double-check your quantity before checkout.
    — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The show has also progressed from a solely in-person experience to one with main-stage panels that are streamed live for fans around the world via YouTube — a move born out of the COVID-19 pandemic-era virtual cons that has stuck.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of panels
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