conclave

n.

1. A secret or confidential meeting.
2. Roman Catholic Church.
   1. The private rooms in which the cardinals meet to elect a new pope.
   2. The meeting held to elect a new pope.
3. A meeting of family members or associates.

[Middle English, private chamber, conclave of cardinals, from Latin conclāve, lockable room : com-, com- + clāvis, key.]

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noun

A number of persons who have come or been gathered together: assemblage, assembly, body, company, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, meeting, muster, troop. Informal get-together. See collect/distribute.

IN BRIEF: A secret or confidential meeting.

The conclave was necessary so their competitors didn't learn of their secrets.

Tutor's tip: The "conclave" (private meeting or session) met in a large "concave" (curved like the inside of a bowl) room.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - råd, pavevalg

Nederlands (Dutch)
conclaaf

Français (French)
n. - réunion à huis clos, (Relig) conclave

Deutsch (German)
n. - Klausur, Konklave

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) κονκλάβιο

Italiano (Italian)
conclave

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conclave (m)

Русский (Russian)
конклав

Español (Spanish)
n. - cónclave

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - konklav, kardinalförsamling, överläggning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
秘密会议, 红衣主教团, 教皇选举会议

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 秘密會議, 紅衣主教團, 教皇選舉會議

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교황선거 비밀회의, 친목단체 등의 회의나 집회

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 教皇選挙会議, 秘密会議

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اجتماع سري خاص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כנס חשמנים לבחירת האפיפיור, כנס חשמנים, פגישה פרטית‬

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