roundtable
Collaborative meeting style
A roundtable is a discussion among equals, with no one at the head—from the legendary table of King Arthur, where no knight outranked another.
The term now describes any meeting or broadcast format where participants share ideas as peers: a roundtable on climate policy, The Sunday morning roundtable debated the election.
Also spelled round table.
Classic male name
- CamelotLegendary British royal seat
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
- GalahadIdeal of noble purity
- PercivalGrail-seeking knight
Lancelot · Gawain · Merlin · Excalibur · chivalry · quest · grail · Guinevere
Distinct flat section
- forumGathering place for discourse
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- debateFormal argument on issues
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
deliberation · brainstorming · consultation · talks · discourse · conversation · exchange · parley
State of being equal
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- non-hierarchicalLacking ordered authority levels
- peersThose of equal status
- equalsMatches in value
democratic · inclusivity · fairness · consensus · collaboration · impartiality · even-handed · participatory
Arthur
Classic male name
Lancelot · Gawain · Percival · Merlin · Excalibur · chivalry · quest · grail · Guinevere · Mordred
panel
Distinct flat section
- forumGathering place for discourse
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- debateFormal argument on issues
symposium · deliberation · brainstorming · consultation · talks · discourse · conversation · exchange · parley · summit
parity
State of being equal
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- non-hierarchicalLacking ordered authority levels
- peersThose of equal status
equals · democratic · inclusivity · fairness · consensus · collaboration · impartiality · even-handed · participatory · cooperative
circular
Forming a closed curve
oak · seating · chairs · centerpiece · polished · antique · craftsmanship · veneer · diameter · banquet
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- class discussionquestion, answer, comment, response, opinion
- collaborationteamwork, partnership, co-creation, alliance, sharing
- Commentary Mediaop-ed, editorial, columnist, pundit, commentator
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
- discussionsdiscussion, discussions, forum, talks, dialogues