summit (MEETING) , summitry

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summit (MEETING) Show phonetics
noun [C]
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.

summitry

(sŭm'ĭ-trē)

n.

1. The holding of a summit conference: “Modern summitry began at Versailles in 1919” (George F. Will).
2. Participation in summit conferences.

北海道洞爺湖サミット（主要国首脳会議）２日目の８日、主要８カ国（Ｇ８）は温室効果ガスの「２０５０年までの排出量半減」という長期目標について、Ｇ８ だけでなく、すべての国での共有を目指すことで一致した。こうした方針や食糧価格高騰への対応などを盛り込んだ首脳宣言を採択した。（村山祐介）

sum・mit

━━ n. （the ～） 頂上, 絶頂; （the ～） 首脳部; 首脳会談, サミット.
━━ v. （…の）頂上に到達する; 首脳会議に参加する.
summit conference [meeting, talk]　首脳会議.
sum・mit・eer
　━━ n. 首脳会議出席者.