forum
Public meeting place
A forum is a place for public discussion.
In ancient Rome, it was the central marketplace where citizens gathered to debate.
The word now applies to any setting where ideas are exchanged: a public forum, a forum on climate policy.
Online forums are websites where users post messages and reply to each other in threaded discussions.
A forum may also be a court or tribunal with jurisdiction over certain matters: the proper forum for this dispute.
Distinct flat section
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- roundtableLeaderless group discussion
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
dialogue · discourse · exchange · Q&A · town hall · public hearing · audience · speakers
Greek civic square
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- assemblyConstructing from components
- public squareOpen urban gathering place
citizens · orators · senators · civic · classical · antiquity · Athens · Greece
Online discussion platform
- threadFiber for stitching
- postVertical structural beam
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- subredditTopical online community space
reply · comment · topic · discussion board · member · registration · avatar · handle
Legislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- assemblyConstructing from components
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
chamber · convocation · synod · delegates · representatives · quorum · motion · vote
Bound periodical with articles
- journalRecord of daily events
- newsletterPeriodic organizational publication
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- digestMetabolize or summarize
periodical · letters · editorial · opinion · commentary · review · quarterly · subscription
panel
Distinct flat section
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- roundtableLeaderless group discussion
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
seminar · dialogue · discourse · exchange · Q&A · town hall · public hearing · audience · speakers · moderator
agora
Greek civic square
- RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- assemblyConstructing from components
public square · citizens · orators · senators · civic · classical · antiquity · Athens · Greece · Rome
messageboard
Online discussion platform
subreddit · reply · comment · topic · discussion board · member · registration · avatar · handle · lurker
senate
Legislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- assemblyConstructing from components
council · chamber · convocation · synod · delegates · representatives · quorum · motion · vote · session
magazine
Bound periodical with articles
- journalRecord of daily events
- newsletterPeriodic organizational publication
- bulletinBrief public announcement
digest · periodical · letters · editorial · opinion · commentary · review · quarterly · subscription · editor
- Greek & RomanAchilles heel, Trojan horse, Pandora's box, Midas touch, Odyssey
- discussionsdiscussion, discussions, talks, roundtable, dialogues
- meetingsmeeting, AGM, meet, attendee, meetings
- online communitiesonline communities, discussion board, message board, chat rooms, virtual community
- online spaceswebsite, websites, webpage, web pages, web page
- public affairspolitics, election, campaign, polling, poll
forumprivate chat
Exclusive two-party conversation
direct message · secret meeting · one-on-one · whisper · back room
forumcensorship
Official content restriction
silencing · suppression · gag order · blackout · echo chamber
- forensic pathologyMedical death investigation
- online forumsWebsites for group discussions
- forensic evidenceScientific material proving crimes
- public forumsOpen spaces for discourse
- open forumUnrestricted public discussion
- forensic scientistExamines physical evidence legally