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Definition conclave in American English

conclave noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkɑnˌkleɪv/
1

a meeting of a group of people who discuss something secretly

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1.1

a secret meeting of cardinals (=senior priests) in the Catholic Church, in which they elect a new Pope

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Definition conclave in American English