noun
summit
A high-level meeting between leaders.
The leaders meet at a summit to discuss regional security.
Etymology
The mountain-top image became a metaphor for the highest level of authority. A summit brings together leaders occupying those top positions.
More examples
- The summit ended with a joint statement.
- Several summits addressed the same dispute.
- Delegates arrived before the summit began.
Forms
summit · summits
Similar words
- conference
- A broader meeting that need not involve top leaders.
- negotiation
- Negotiation emphasizes bargaining rather than a meeting at the highest leadership level.