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conclave (noun):
1 : a private meeting or secret assembly – especially, a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope
2 : a gathering of a group or association
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Conclave comes from a Latin word meaning “room that can be locked up” (from the Latin com-, “together,” and clavis, “key”). The English conclave formerly had the same meaning, but that use is now obsolete. Today, conclave refers not to the locked rooms but to the private meetings and secret assemblies that occur within them. The meaning of conclave has also expanded to include gatherings that are not necessarily secret or private but simply involve people with shared interests.
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