会議|かいぎkaigi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbmeeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress
   会議かいぎに彼かれは現あらわれましたか。↗

   Did he show up at the meeting?

• Synonym会合かいごうNeutralNeutral word for people meeting to discuss something; more casual than 「会議」, as in 「関係者の会合」.
• SynonymコンベンションFormalFormal loanword for a large convention or trade show, or an assembly of delegates, as in 「コンベンションセンター」.
• Synonym大会たいかいNeutralNeutral word for an organization's general assembly or a competition, as in 「全国大会」「大会に出る」; large in scale and common in everyday speech.
• SynonymミーティングNeutralNeutral loanword for a work meeting or get-together, used on the job and in team activities; the feel is lighter than 「会議」.
• Synonym会かいNeutralNeutral, general word for a gathering, party, or organization, as in 「会を開く」「同好会」; it does not necessarily mean formal deliberation.
• SynonymコンファレンスFormalFormal loanword for a conference or seminar, often in names of academic or international events, like 「国際コンファレンス」; for everyday use, 「会議」 is the normal word.
• Related協議きょうぎWrittenWritten/formal prose for parties coming together to consult and discuss, as in 「三者協議」; it stresses the process of deliberation, which need not end in agreement.
• Related集会しゅうかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a large gathering of people with a shared purpose, as in 「政治集会」; the emphasis is on the number of people.
• Related合議ごうぎWrittenWritten/formal prose for deciding by deliberation among several people, as in 「合議制」; used mostly for courts and official bodies.
• Related会談かいだんFormalFormal word for the parties concerned meeting officially to talk over an agenda, as in 「首脳会談」「日米会談」; 「会議」 is a group meeting around a topic.
• Related話し合いはなしあいCasualColloquial word for talking things over face to face, as in 「話し合いで解決する」; the focus is on communication rather than a formal meeting.
• Related評議ひょうぎWrittenWritten/formal prose for deliberating and discussing, as in 「評議員会」; used mostly within organizations and institutions.
• Related集まりあつまりCasualColloquial word for people getting together, as in 「町内会の集まり」; more casual than 「会議」 and not necessarily for deliberation.
• RelatedアセンブリFormalFormal loanword meaning assembling parts or a programming term; it is not normally used for meetings — say 「会議」 or 「集会」.
• Related商議しょうぎWrittenWritten/formal prose for consulting or negotiating; very rare, and everyday speech prefers 「相談」 or 「協議」.

「会議」 is the default word for a formal meeting. Use 「ミーティング」 for small work meetings, 「協議」 for consultations, 「会談」 for formal talks between parties, 「大会」 or 「集会」 for large gatherings, and 「話し合い」 for talking things over. For casual get-togethers, 「会合」 or 「集まり」 are the natural choices.

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1. （サ変さへん）複数ふくすうの人ひとが集あつまって、特定とくていの題目だいもくについて行おこなう話し合はなしあい。またはその場所ばしょ、時間じかん。単たんに相談そうだんをするだけでなく、正式せいしき、公式こうしきなニュアンスが含ふくまれる。
2. 特定とくていの題目だいもくについて判断はんだんや決定けっていを行おこなう機関きかん。