expert panel
Knowledgeable discussion group
An expert panel is a group of specialists assembled to evaluate, advise, or make decisions on a particular topic.
Panels may review grant applications, assess medical treatments, judge competitions, or provide recommendations on policy: The expert panel concluded that the drug was safe for approval.
The term implies authority derived from collective expertise rather than individual opinion.
- think tankPolicy research organization
- advisory boardPanel providing organizational guidance
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- specialistExpert in one field
- panelistDiscussion group member
deliberation · consultant · task force · working group · brain trust · moderator · consensus-building · behind closed doors · peer review · independent review · chairperson · symposium · town hall meeting · testimony · fact-finding mission · discussion group · analyst · stakeholder engagement
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
- public meetingstown hall meeting, public hearing, public forum, community meeting, open forum
- talk showstalk shows, late night, late-night, guest host, co-host
- punditrypundit, commentator, talking head, columnist, opinion writer
- thought leadershipkeynote speech, white paper, TED talk, podcast, blog post
- Peer Reviewpeer feedback, feedback, reviewer, referee, evaluation
expert panellaypeople
Those outside a profession
amateurs · novices · focus group · man on the street · dilettantes
expert panelmob
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
rabble · free-for-all · bull session · water cooler chat · Twitter mob