#group_discussion__groupdiscussion__conference  a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
  supertype:  give-and-take__discussion__word  an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
  subtype:  bull_session  (informal) an informal discussion (usually among men)
  subtype:  colloquy.group_discussion  a conversation especially a formal one
  subtype:  consultation  a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"
     subtype:  sidebar.consultation  (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge in a trial that is held out of the jury's hearing
  subtype:  consultation.group_discussion__audience__interview  a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
  subtype:  powwow__huddle  (informal) a quick private conference
  subtype:  press_conference__pressconference__newsconference  a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
     subtype:  backgrounder  a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy; "the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues"
  subtype:  pretrial_conference__pretrial  (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
  subtype:  round_table__roundtable__roundtable__round-table_conference__roundtableconference  a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; "a roundtable on the future of computing"
  subtype:  session  a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature"
     subtype:  sitting.session  a session as of a legislature or court
     subtype:  clinic.session  meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
        subtype:  reading_clinic__readingclinic  a clinic for people with reading disabilities
        subtype:  basketball_clinic  a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction
        subtype:  baseball_clinic  a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players"
        subtype:  hockey_clinic  a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction
     subtype:  executive_session__executivesession__closed_session  a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public
     subtype:  hearing.session  a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
        subtype:  confirmation_hearing  a hearing held by the U.S. senate to gather information on which to approve or reject candidates for high federal office that are nominated by the president
     subtype:  special_session__specialsession  a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions
     subtype:  tutorial  a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students
  subtype:  teach-in__teachin  an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue
  subtype:  teleconference__teleconferencing  a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television

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