parallelmeeting
nounUK /ˈpærəlɛl ˈmiːtɪŋ/
US /ˈpærəlɛl ˈmiːtɪŋ/
A parallel meeting is a meeting that happens at the same time as another meeting.
The teachers held a parallel meeting while the students were in class.
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2. A meeting held alongside a main event to discuss a related topic.
The parallel meeting on technology ran alongside the main conference.
3. A separate discussion group that mirrors another group's agenda.
Each department ran a parallel meeting to review the same plan.
4. A meeting scheduled at the same time as another to save time.
The two parallel meetings let everyone finish before lunch.