community meeting

Local group assembly

A community meeting is a gathering where residents of a neighborhood, town, or other defined group discuss shared concerns.

These meetings address local issues—zoning changes, school policies, public safety—and give members a forum to voice opinions and hear from officials.

The community meeting about the new development drew an angry crowd.

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agenda · council · public hearing · discussion · open forum · civic · podium · microphone · public comment · audience · minutes · vote · show of hands · proposal · residents · neighborhood watch · feedback · forum

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accessibility and participation

community meetingprivate session

Meeting excluding outsiders

secret meeting · executive session · clandestine meeting · closed session · backroom deal

scale and scope

community meetingnational convention

Countrywide political assembly

formality and structure

community meetingcasual conversation

Informal spoken exchange

water cooler talk · chance encounter · legal proceeding

Family

community, meeting, communities, communal, commune, communion, communicate, communication, communicative

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