public meeting
Open civic gathering
A public meeting is a gathering open to anyone who wishes to attend, typically held to discuss matters of community concern or official business.
Town halls, city council sessions, and planning hearings are common examples.
The term implies transparency and citizen access: The zoning board will hold a public meeting next Thursday.
Some public meetings are legally required to give notice and allow attendance.
- assemblyConstructing from components
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- forumGathering place for discourse
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- rallyGathering for a cause
civic · city council · audience · podium · microphone · open mic · speaker · debate · citizens · agenda · council · hearing · crowd · attendees · standing room only · Q&A · raise your hand · announcement
- public forumsagora, town square, soapbox, commons, plaza
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- civic servicesfire department, police, water supply, trash collection, postal service
- public resourcescommunity center, national park, state park, playground, visitor center
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
public meetingclosed session
Private official gathering
private meeting · closed meeting · secret meeting · executive session · private session
public, publicly, publics, publication, publish, publisher, publishing, republic, republican