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Words used to describe organized events

ceremonial

adjective

a ceremonial event follows a formal or traditional pattern

ceremonial

adjective

used in a ceremony

ceremonious

adjective

suitable for a ceremony

congressional

adjective

relating to a congress

face to face

adverb

in a situation where you are meeting and talking to another person directly

head-to-head

adjective, adverb

competing or meeting directly with someone or something else

ill-tempered

adjective

an ill-tempered meeting, conversation etc is one between people who are annoyed and rude to each other

inaugural

adjective

an inaugural speech is one made by someone to celebrate the start of an important new job

inquorate

adjective

a meeting that is inquorate does not have enough people there to reach the official number, called a quorum, that is needed so that it can vote or take decisions

plenary

adjective

a plenary meeting is intended for all the people in a particular group

processional

adjective

relating to or used in a procession

quorate

adjective

a meeting that is quorate has enough people present to allow official decisions to be made

ritual

adjective

done as part of a ceremony

ceremonially

adverb

ceremoniously

adverb

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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