group discussion

/grup dəˌskʌʃən/

Other forms: group discussions

Definitions of group discussion

1. noun

   a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
   synonyms: conference

   types:

   bull session

   an informal discussion (usually among men)

   colloquy

   a conversation especially a formal one

   consultation

   a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question

   audience, consultation, interview

   a conference (usually with someone important)

   huddle, powwow

   (informal) a quick private conference

   news conference, press conference

   a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity

   pretrial, pretrial conference

   (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

   round table, round-table conference, roundtable

   a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views

   session

   a meeting for execution of a group's functions

   teach-in

   an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue

   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

   sidebar

   (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing

   backgrounder

   a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy

   sitting

   a session as of a legislature or court

   clinic

   meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity

   closed session, executive session

   a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public

   hearing

   a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken

   skull session

   a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas

   special session

   a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions

   tutorial

   a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students

   type of:

   discussion, give-and-take, word

   an exchange of views on some topic