Yearly Meeting

[ yeer-lee mee-ting ]

noun

1. an organization of geographically separated Quaker congregations that assembles annually for spiritual guidance on matters of principle, policy, and administration:

   Uneasiness marked the Yearly Meeting as resolution eluded the issue of paying taxes that finance war.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yearly Meeting¹

First recorded in 1710–15

Example Sentences

WHO had hoped a final draft treaty could be agreed on at its yearly meeting of health ministers starting Monday in Geneva.

From Seattle Times

The two topics that have loomed over nearly every discussion at the yearly meeting of world leaders have been Russia and the potential weakening of trans-Atlantic relations, amid an increasingly pessimistic assessment of Kyiv’s ability to beat Moscow.

From New York Times

That’s a yearly meeting that brings together people from around the world to discuss ways to limit climate change.

From NewsForKids.net

General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here — and with it, an array of acronyms, abbreviations, titles and terms that can be confounding to observers.

From Seattle Times

General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders.

From Seattle Times