Synonyms for forum
ˈfɔr əm, ˈfoʊr əm; ˈfɔr ə, ˈfoʊr əfo·rum

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1. forumnoun

   a public meeting or assembly for open discussion

   Synonyms:
   assembly, meeting place

2. forum, assembly, meeting placenoun

   a public facility to meet for open discussion

   Synonyms:
   assembly, fabrication, assemblage, meeting place, gathering

Matched Categories

1. • Facility
   • Meeting

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1. conference

   conference of state representatives

   at a conference of state representatives, a decision was made to introduce a new law.

   Submitted by dorishall on November 8, 2019  

2. committee

   health committee, domywriting committee, teacher committee

   last year was the first meeting of the teacher committee.

   Submitted by dorishall on November 8, 2019  

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1. forumnoun

   Synonyms:
   tribunal, court, court of justice

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1. forumnoun

   Synonyms:
   tribunal

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1. List of paraphrases for "forum":

   forums, instance, foro, tribune, rostrum, unff, fora, iff, body, proceeding, fsc, podium, fórum, pregnant, platform, gfse, arf, pulpit, caucus, venue, gallery, symposium

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1. Judge Emmet Sullivan:

   This is a public forum, this is about the public's right to know.

2. Paul Irving:

   The incident on April 15 reminds us all of the greatest asset of the Capitol -- openness and accessibility -- can at times be its greatest liability, discussing classified but extremely sensitive national security capabilities in an open forum could be exploited by potential adversaries.

3. Blake Flayton:

   I can't imagine a world where I let that break me, because then they would win, what they're trying to do right now is bully Jews off and out of the public forum... because we're saying things they don't like. And it would be a colossal waste if we gave into that. That has never been a winning strategy for our people. Ever.

4. Andrew Ferguson:

   All police departments should seek mechanisms of accountability and transparency. Accountability through academic studies and reports is beneficial, but there is no real substitute for local democratic accountability in a public and transparent forum.

5. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   We want to form the most representative forum possible, we must permit all representatives of a tolerant and peaceful Islam to discuss and resolve problems in an orderly manner.