People sometimes refer to a meeting or discussion as a powwow.
[informal]
Every year my father would call a family powwow to discuss where we were going onvacation.
powwow in British English
(ˈpaʊˌwaʊ)
noun
1.
a talk, conference, or meeting
2.
a magical ceremony of certain Native Americans, usually accompanied by feasting and dancing
3.
(among certain Native Americans) a medicine man
4.
a meeting of or negotiation with Native Americans
verb
5. (intransitive)
to hold a powwow
Word origin
C17: from Algonquian; related to Natick pauwau one who practises magic, Narraganset powwaw
powwow in American English
(ˈpauˌwau)
noun
1. (among Native Americans)
a ceremony, esp. one accompanied by magic, feasting, and dancing, performed for the cure of disease, success in a hunt, etc
2.
a council or conference of or with Native Americans
3. (among Native Americans)
a priest or shaman
4. informal
any conference or meeting
intransitive verb
5.
to hold a powwow
6. informal
to confer
Word origin
[1615–25, Amer.; ‹ Narragansett (E sp.) powwaw Native American priest (and the identical word in Massachusett) ‹ Proto-Algonquian*pawe⋅wa he dreams (used as a derived agent n. meaning “he who dreams”, i.e., one who deriveshis power from visions)]
Examples of 'powwow' in a sentence
powwow
Mrs Kreutz seemed to be unaware of anything but her powwow.
Keene, Carolyn THE WITCH TREE SYMBOL (1994)
Synonyms of 'powwow'
meeting, talk, council, conference
meet, talk, discuss, get together
More Synonyms of powwow
(noun)
Definition
a talk or meeting
Synonyms
meeting
I travel to London regularly for business meetings.
talk
I think it's time we had a talk.
council
The powers of the King had been handed over temporarily to a council of ministers.
conference
The president summoned the state governors to a conference on education.
congress
A lot has changed since the party congress.
discussion
There was a discussion about the wording of the report.
consultation
Next week she'll be in Florida for consultations with her Mexican counterpart.
seminar
a series of half-day seminars
get-together (informal)
I arranged a get-together at my home.
huddle (informal)
He went into a huddle with his lawyers to consider an appeal.
hui (New Zealand)
He arranged a hui which called together a broad span of Māori tribes and opinions.
palaver
Have you two finished your little palaver?
parley
A treaty was reached by a 40-nation parley in Geneva.
chinwag (British, informal)
confabulation
confab (informal)
(verb)
Definition
to hold a powwow
Synonyms
meet
The commission met four times between 1988 and 1991.
talk
Let's talk about these new ideas of yours.
discuss
get together
This is the only forum where East and West can get together.
confer
She conferred with Hill and the others in her office.
palaver
parley
Both sides indicated their readiness to parley.
go into a huddle (informal)
confab (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of confer
Definition
to discuss together
She conferred with Hill and the others in her office.
Synonyms
discuss,
talk,
consult,
deliberate,
discourse,
converse,
parley
in the sense of conference
Definition
a meeting for formal consultation or discussion
The president summoned the state governors to a conference on education.
Synonyms
meeting,
congress,
discussion,
convention,
forum,
consultation,
seminar,
symposium,
hui (New Zealand),
convocation,
colloquium
in the sense of congress
Definition
a formal meeting of representatives for discussion
A lot has changed since the party congress.
Synonyms
meeting,
council,
conference,
diet,
assembly,
convention,
conclave,
legislative assembly,
convocation (formal),
hui (New Zealand),
runanga (New Zealand)
Nearby words of
powwow
powerful
powerfully
powerless
powwow
practicability
practicable
practical
Additional synonyms
in the sense of consultation
Definition
the act of consulting
Next week she'll be in Florida for consultations with her Mexican counterpart.
Synonyms
discussion,
talk,
council,
conference,
dialogue
in the sense of council
Definition
a legislative or advisory body
The powers of the King had been handed over temporarily to a council of ministers.
Synonyms
governing body,
house,
parliament,
congress,
cabinet,
ministry,
diet,
panel,
assembly,
chamber,
convention,
synod,
conclave,
convocation (formal),
conference,
runanga (New Zealand)
in the sense of discussion
There was a discussion about the wording of the report.
Synonyms
talk,
debate,
argument,
conference,
exchange,
review,
conversation,
consideration,
dialogue,
consultation,
seminar,
discourse,
deliberation,
symposium,
colloquy (formal),
confabulation,
korero (New Zealand)
in the sense of get together
Definition
to meet socially or in order to have a discussion
This is the only forum where East and West can get together.
Synonyms
meet,
unite,
join,
collect,
gather,
rally,
assemble,
muster,
convene,
converge,
congregate
in the sense of get-together
Definition
a small informal social gathering
I arranged a get-together at my home.
Synonyms
gathering,
meet-up,
party,
celebration,
reception,
meeting,
social,
function,
bash (informal),
rave (British, slang),
festivity,
do (informal),
knees-up (British, informal),
hui (New Zealand),
beano (British, slang),
social gathering,
shindig (informal),
soirée,
rave-up (British, slang),
hooley or hoolie (Irish, New Zealand)
in the sense of huddle
He went into a huddle with his lawyers to consider an appeal.
Synonyms
discussion,
conference,
meeting,
hui (New Zealand),
powwow,
confab (informal),
korero (New Zealand)
in the sense of hui
Definition
a meeting to discuss Maori matters
He arranged a hui which called together a broad span of Māori tribes and opinions.
Synonyms
meeting,
gathering,
assembly,
meet,
conference,
congress,
session,
rally,
convention,
get-together (informal),
reunion,
congregation,
conclave,
convocation (formal),
powwow
in the sense of palaver
Have you two finished your little palaver?
Synonyms
conference,
session,
discussion,
get-together (informal),
parley,
powwow,
colloquy,
confab (informal)
in the sense of palaver
Synonyms
confer,
discuss,
parley,
powwow,
go into a huddle (informal),
confab (informal),
put heads together
in the sense of parley
Definition
a discussion between members of opposing sides to decide terms of agreement
A treaty was reached by a 40-nation parley in Geneva.