panelists
Talk show guests
Panelists are members of a panel—a group assembled to discuss, judge, or deliberate on something.
The term appears most often in contexts of talk shows, conferences, and competitions: The panelists debated immigration policy.
Game show panelists try to guess answers; academic panelists present research at conferences.
Leaderless group discussion
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- forumGathering place for discourse
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
seminar · conversation · conference · Q&A · audience · microphone · session · summit
Focused field authorities
- authoritiesThose holding official control
- professionalsSkilled, paid practitioners
- analystsThose who dissect data
- scholarsExperts in a field
pundits · commentators · critics · reviewers · judges · evaluators · industry · insiders
Formal response disputing claims
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- argueVerbally oppose another's view
opinions · deliberation · cross-examine · refutation · contention · dissent · rhetoric · persuasion
Appointed group for duties
- recommendationsProposed courses of action
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- policyAdopted principle of action
feedback · input · review · assessment · counsel · evaluation · governance · oversight
roundtable
Leaderless group discussion
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- forumGathering place for discourse
symposium · seminar · conversation · conference · Q&A · audience · microphone · session · summit · colloquium
specialists
Focused field authorities
- authoritiesThose holding official control
- professionalsSkilled, paid practitioners
- analystsThose who dissect data
scholars · pundits · commentators · critics · reviewers · judges · evaluators · industry · insiders · thought-leaders
rebuttal
Formal response disputing claims
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
argue · opinions · deliberation · cross-examine · refutation · contention · dissent · rhetoric · persuasion · confrontation
committee
Appointed group for duties
- recommendationsProposed courses of action
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
policy · feedback · input · review · assessment · counsel · evaluation · governance · oversight · strategy
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
- adjudicatorsarbiter, arbiters, arbitrator, arbitrators, referee
- discussion rolesspeakers, moderators, debaters, respondents, contributors
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- decision-makersCEO, CFO, COO, executive, boss
- examinersinspectors, examiner, reviewers, inspector, auditors