panel meeting

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   a meeting where a small chosen group of people discuss or judge something, often in front of an audience

   Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a panel meeting', 'two panel meetings'.

   Patterns

   • hold a panel meeting
   • attend a panel meeting
   • a panel meeting on something

   The university held a panel meeting to review the new course proposals.

   She was invited to a panel meeting on climate policy next month.

   The panel meeting lasted two hours and ended without a clear decision.

2. 2nouncountableformal

   a formal gathering of the members of a panel to make decisions or give advice

   Grammar: Often used in business or academic contexts; can be preceded by 'the' when referring to a specific one.

   Patterns

   • convene a panel meeting
   • the panel meeting decided something

   The board called a panel meeting to discuss the budget cuts.

   At the panel meeting, each expert gave a short presentation.

Word forms

Common combinations

hold a panel meeting

They hold a panel meeting every quarter to assess progress.

attend a panel meeting

All members must attend the panel meeting on Friday.

panel meeting on

There will be a panel meeting on education reform next week.

panel meeting to discuss

The committee organized a panel meeting to discuss the new safety rules.

Synonyms and how they differ

panel discussion

Focuses on the discussion itself, often with an audience, rather than the formal meeting aspect.

committee meeting

A meeting of a committee, which is a type of panel but usually more permanent and official.

Word family

panel noun

The group of people who form the panel.

panelist noun

A member of a panel.

Commonly confused: panel meeting or panel discussion?

Practice

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