symposium

[US]/sɪmˈpəʊziəm/
[UK]/sɪmˈpoʊziəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. discussion meeting, specialized report.

Phrases & Collocations

annual symposium

Example Sentences

symposium on climate change

symposium on technology innovation

symposium on cultural diversity

Real-world Examples

I understand your envy. This is a can't-miss symposium.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

The Wisconsin Institute For Research On Poverty recently did a symposium on this.

Source: Rachel's Classroom: 30-Day Check-in with 105 Words (Including Translations)

There's no symposium. Leonard lied to me. Isn't that right, Leonard?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 1

You are the kind of guy who stands by a friend when... when he has a symposium to go to.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 1

These symposiums led to the construction of the Eiffel Tower, Paris Metro and the Grand Palace.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

City planning officials say more than 17,000 people have participated in symposiums and 4,000 proposals have been received.

Source: CRI Online June 2015 Collection

The Plymouth symposium showed that much is known about the biology of the brain and appetite control.

Source: VOA Standard May 2015 Collection

She took them with her one night to a select symposium, held in honor of several celebrities.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

This came in a message to an international symposium on China's neighborhood diplomacy, in Beijing on Tuesday.

Source: Current month CRI online

Let's just say he got drunk after a symposium last year and asked me to wheel him home.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

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