the highest point or part, esp of a mountain or line of communication; top
2.
the highest possible degree or state; peak or climax
the summit of ambition
3.
the highest level, importance, or rank
a meeting at the summit
4.
a.
a meeting of chiefs of governments or other high officials
b.
(as modifier)
a summit conference
Derived forms
summital (ˈsummital)
adjective
summitless (ˈsummitless)
adjective
Word origin
C15: from Old French somet, diminutive of som, from Latin summum; see sum1
summit meeting in American English
noun
1.
a meeting or conference of heads of state, esp. to conduct diplomatic negotiations and ease international tensions
2.
any meeting or conference of top-level officials, executives, etc.
Also called: summit, summit conference
Word origin
[1950–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: International Gothic, action painting, conflict of interest, point spread, wiretap
Examples of 'summit meeting' in a sentence
summit meeting
He had insisted on accompanying Marijke to the summit meeting in Köln to put his case for confronting Mann.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
One summit meeting blurs inevitably into the next, while domestic affairs fade from view.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They took her back to the family home for a summit meeting.
The Sun (2006)
A summit meeting of miners' unions, company officials and politicians at the end of the month will decide what to do.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Confidence is already on the wane after a pre-summit meeting of finance ministers was cancelled at the last minute.
The Sun (2011)
From her first summit meeting, she stood apart, and the world couldn't help but notice.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the leaders ignored the protest and kept the conversation light, ahead of a full summit meeting this morning.
The Sun (2011)
The decisions taken at [last week's eurozone] summit meeting need to be implemented with great precision and speed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There was a series of summit meetings.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I retain a collection of these brief missives, usually only two or thee sentences long, passed across the table at summit meetings.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
They even swapped desks in order to sit next to each other at summit meetings.