Need another word that means the same as “conclave”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “conclave” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Conclave” are: meeting, private meeting, gathering, assembly, conference, convention, convocation, council, session, summit
Conclave as a Noun
Definitions of "Conclave" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “conclave” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The meeting place for a conclave.
- A confidential or secret meeting.
- A private meeting.
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope.
Synonyms of "Conclave" as a noun (10 Words)
| assembly | A group of people elected to make laws or decisions for a particular country or region. An assembly of dockers and labourers. |
| conference | A linking of several phones or computers, so that each user may communicate with the others simultaneously. An international conference on the environment. |
| convention | Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional. The convention of not naming the main character. |
| convocation | A legislative or deliberative assembly of a university. The arguments delayed the convocation of the first congress planned for February 1992. |
| council | Denoting housing provided by a local council at a subsidized rent. A ban on school buses using the road was imposed by the county council. |
| gathering | The act of gathering something. A family gathering. |
| meeting | An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion. An athletics meeting. |
| private meeting | An enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines. |
| session | A period of recording music in a studio especially by a session musician. Legislation to curb wildcat strikes will be introduced during the coming parliamentary session. |
| summit | The highest point of a hill or mountain. The region is a few molecules wide at the summit. |
Associations of "Conclave" (30 Words)
| anonymity | The condition of being anonymous. The official spoke on condition of anonymity. |
| assemblage | The social act of assembling. The assemblage of electronic image and text databases. |
| assembly | The conversion of instructions in low-level code to machine code. The tail assembly of the aircraft. |
| associational | Of or relating to associations or associationism. |
| clandestine | Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit. She deserved better than these clandestine meetings. |
| classified | A short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type. Thousands of classified documents have now been declassified. |
| concealed | Hidden on any grounds for any motive. A concealed compartment in his briefcase. |
| conference | Take part in a conference or conference call. An international conference on the environment. |
| confidential | Given in confidence or in secret. In confidential tone of voice. |
| confidentiality | The state of being secret. You must respect the confidentiality of your client s communications. |
| convocation | The act of convoking. The arguments delayed the convocation of the first congress planned for February 1992. |
| covert | A thicket in which game can hide. The brush provided a covert for game. |
| cumulate | An igneous rock formed by gravitational settling of particles in a magma. Cumulate gabbro. |
| esoteric | Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. Esoteric philosophical debates. |
| esoterica | Esoteric or highly specialized subjects or publications. A professor of such esoterica as angelology and comparative shamanism. |
| furtive | Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. The look in his eyes became furtive. |
| gathering | The act of gathering something. A family gathering. |
| inward | Directed or moving inward or toward a center. Move the needle further inwards. |
| leakage | The accidental admission or escape of liquid or gas through a hole or crack. Suspicion as to the source of the leakage had fallen on a variety of people. |
| meeting | A small informal social gathering. There was no meeting of minds. |
| personal | Existing as a self aware entity not as an abstraction or an impersonal force. He had the cheek to make personal remarks. |
| private | Concerning things deeply private and personal. Our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value. |
| rendezvous | Meet at a rendezvous. You d be welcome to use this place as a rendezvous. |
| secret | Given in confidence or in secret. A state secret. |
| stealthy | Behaving or done in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard. Stealthy footsteps. |
| surreptitious | Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods. Low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesmen. |
| tryst | A secret rendezvous (especially between lovers. A moonlight tryst. |
| undercover | Involving secret work within a community or organization, especially for the purposes of police investigation or espionage. He worked undercover in Northern Ireland. |
| underhand | Slyly and secretly. Oldline aristocratic diplomats underhandedly undermined the attempt to align Germany with the Western democracies. |
| underhanded | With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level. Underhanded practices. |
