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audience collapse: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"; the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"

council collapse: a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council"; a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"; (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

huddle collapse: (informal) a quick private conference; a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"; crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"; crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"

confrontation collapse: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge

discussion collapse: an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"; an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

summit collapse: a meeting of heads of governments; reach the summit of a mountain; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

convention collapse: the act of convening; something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"; (diplomacy) an international agreement; a large formal assembly; "political convention"

court collapse: respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor"; an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"; a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance"; a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom"; the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court"; the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state; the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince; an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business; Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947); engage in social activities leading to marriage; "We were courting for over ten years"

cassock collapse: a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers

board collapse: a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows"; a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"; food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board"; a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"; a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes; provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"; lodge and take meals (at); get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.); live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

judiciary collapse: persons who administer justice; the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

shire collapse: British breed of large heavy draft horse; a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

advisory collapse: an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat; "a frost advisory"; giving advice; "an advisory memorandum", "his function was purely consultative"

town meeting collapse: government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters; a meeting of the inhabitants of a town

sexton collapse: an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects; United States poet (1928-1974)

hamlet collapse: a community of people smaller than a village; the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father

electorate collapse: the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote

quorum collapse: a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

town collapse: the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"; an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work"

steering committee collapse: a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body

seminary collapse: a private place of education for the young; a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis

lector collapse: a public lecturer at certain universities; someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church

congressional district collapse: a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives

village collapse: a community of people smaller than a town; a settlement smaller than a town

parish collapse: a local church community; the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

riding collapse: to be carried on horseback as a means of transportation; the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

deacon collapse: a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders; a Protestant layman who assists the minister

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