summit
/ˈsʌmɪt/ noun [C] MEETINGS, POLITICSDefinition
› a very important meeting between government leaders from different countries: EU leaders will debate the draft constitution at a summit in Greece next month.call/convene/hold a summit The executive secretary has called a summit of global leaders to address the problem.attend/organize/host a summit South Africa hosts a summit this weekend aimed at countering the devastating effects of the HIV pandemic.
(Definition of summit noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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