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summit

summit

420 4.4
A meeting where country leaders come together to discuss important issues
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌmɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : cumbre
  • Following the Washington summit, the vast majority of the Senate favored the INF Treaty.
  • G8 summit
  • a summit meeting
  • world summit

Next week I'm going to work in the United Nation Summit for SDG.

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Examples

  • President Reagan is in Geneva tonight ready for the Gorbachev summit.

    Reagan (2024)

  • Moving on, This week, Los Angeles is hosting the Summit of the Americas.

  • I remember because every year after the summit, all the questions change.

  • I spoke at an education summit for Microsoft.

  • I spoke at a leadership summit for Microsoft.

  • Next week actually, I'm holding a British French defence summit with the French President.

  • We live in a changing world and the NATO summit reflected that.

    UK Parliament

  • In advance of tomorrow's summit, I shall be having private talks with both parties.

    Ali G Indahouse (2002)

  • The city of Prague will host a summit between the US and Cuba.

    The Shooter (1995)

  • World leaders gathered to discuss climate change at the annual summit in Paris.

Synonyms

meeting
vssummit
∞ 1.0

A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social

is specific to official government leaders discussing important issues
conference
vssummit
  • Formal
∞ 3.0

A formal meeting where people discuss and share information

is narrower, used only for events involving national government leaders
summit meeting
vssummit
  • Formal
18 3.8

A meeting where country leaders discuss important problems

is the official term for gatherings of top government leaders
talks
vssummit
  • Formal
2 2.3

Official discussions between groups to reach an agreement

focuses on leaders directly discussing issues rather than broad negotiation procedures

Compounds

summit meeting
  • Formal
18 3.8

A meeting where country leaders discuss important problems

summit fever
9.3

A strong desire to reach a mountain top that makes people take risky actions

How Important

summit
  • Formal
420 4.4
conference
  • Formal
∞ 3.0
meeting
∞ 1.0
conversation
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

summit singular
summits plural

Etymology

The word summit comes from the Latin summus, meaning 'highest'. So a political summit is a meeting of top leaders — a meeting at the 'highest' level.