annual meetings

Once-per-year assemblies

Annual meetings are gatherings held once a year, typically by organizations, corporations, or associations.

Shareholders attend a company's annual meeting to vote on board members and review financial performance.

Professional organizations hold annual meetings for members to network and hear presentations: I'll be at the annual meeting in Chicago next month.

Also called annual general meetings (AGMs), especially in British usage.

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frequency/scheduling

annual meetingsweekly meetings

Assemblies held each seven days

monthly meetings · quarterly meetings · real-time updates

formality/structure

annual meetingswater cooler talk

Informal workplace chatter

spontaneity/planning

annual meetingsemergency sessions

Hastily called official meetings

Family

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