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A formal gathering of people for discussion or decision-making on a particular topic.
会議室で議論が行われました。
The discussion took place in the meeting room.
彼は会議で重要な発表をした。
He gave an important presentation at the meeting.
会議 can refer to any formal meeting, including business, academic, or governmental gatherings.
Use 会議 for formal business or academic meetings. For casual or small-group meetings, ミーティング or 打ち合わせ are more appropriate.
会議 is the most general term. 打ち合わせ implies coordination, while ミーティング is a direct loanword from English.
Composed of 会 (kai, 'to meet') and 議 (gi, 'to discuss'), reflecting the core purpose of gathering to deliberate.
会議 is used in both formal and professional contexts. It is more formal than ミーティング (meeting) or 打ち合わせ (informal meeting).