gatherings or gathering
committee
A group of like minded people that meet up and practice meditation together on a regular basis.
The Meetup Group is a group designed for people who have like interests or activities to get together and share these things together. Meetings can take place at community centers or and other local venues.
The group of advisers that meet with the US president are collectively called the cabinet.
A functional group is a group that works together to meet goals. Functional groups can be social or based on employment.
A possible common motivator for a person to get out and meet people could be boredom. Meeting new people who are like minded and enjoy the same activities would give a person a reason to get together with a group of people, and possibly enjoy the activity more.
A committee is a group of people who meet together to fulfill a certain purpose. For instance, you and your neighbors may form a committee to tackle a crime problem in the community.
In ancient Athens, if a decision was to be made, all of the citizens of the city were called together to meet and vote on what to do. That is all very well when there are only a couple of hundred people to get together. The Athenian system could never work where there are millions of people to be governed. So the millions of people are divided into groups and each group elects a representative. The representatives then meet to decide what to do.
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The religion of Judaism
In the English language, the word "convene" means to call people together for. Synonyms for this word include "assemble," "summon," "convoke," and "meet."
There are group activities for Christian singles to meet people. These activities can take place in chirch singles groups around the country. www.christianactivities.com/singles/.