summit

6 definitions • 9 examples

an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries:

a summit meeting

World leaders will meet next week for their annual economic summit.

the highest point of a mountain:

On this day in 1784, Dr Michel Paccard and Jacques Balmat reached the summit of Mont Blanc.

the highest, most successful, or most important point in something:

I certainly haven't reached the summit of my career.

the top or highest point, esp. of a mountain:

We climbed to the summit of Mount Rainier.

a meeting of government leaders from several countries:

The economic summit did not accomplish all that the President had hoped it would.

a very important meeting between government leaders from different countries:

EU leaders will debate the draft constitution at a summit in Greece next month.

call/convene/hold a summit The executive secretary has called a summit of global leaders to address the problem.

attend/organize/host a summit South Africa hosts a summit this weekend aimed at countering the devastating effects of the HIV pandemic.