A meeting can be a meeting.
The concept of encounter can be used in different ways. When two or more elements coincide in the same place , a meeting occurs. For example: "Last night the meeting between the Argentine president and his Uruguayan counterpart took place" , "My cousin opened a restaurant at the point where the meeting takes place on Route 152 and the Autopista del Oriente" , "This morning there was a meeting of managers in the company meeting room .
Many times the notion of meeting is used to refer to a meeting or an interview between several people who come together with the objective of discussing an issue or solving a problem. With the intention of analyzing the current situation of a province and proposing measures to improve the situation of the residents, a meeting of mayors or mayors can be organized. The event involves these community leaders meeting in the same space to debate and exchange ideas .
Meeting as confrontation or competition
Depending on the context , a meeting can also be a fight or a confrontation : "The Peruvian striker had a confrontation with the Mexican defender ten minutes into the first half: the referee decided to caution them both," "A tough encounter between the actor and "His former representative ended in scandal."
In the field of sports , a competition (a match, a tournament, etc.) is called a match: "Manu Ginobili will be part of the San Antonio Spurs' starting lineup in tonight's match," "The home team will have a difficult match that could mark their elimination from the cup .
The sporting confrontation is referred to as a match.
Etymology of the term
To better understand this meaning of the noun encounter , let's look at some data about the etymology of the verb find . It derives from the Latin construction in contra , which we can translate as "against", and was used to mean "to meet"; This also explains the emergence of the word encounter , which we understand as " violent clash." It was only in the 17th century that finding took on the meaning we most often give it today: "to find."
If we focus on this meaning, therefore, we can understand that a confrontation between two teams competing for a title or a cup is also called a match . Although their etymology shows us that they mean the same thing, the use of this term instead of confrontation gives a more friendly tone to a sports competition.
A social gathering
On the other hand, it is also common to speak of a meeting to refer to the commitment made by two or more people to go to a place on a certain date with the aim of being together, talking and eating, for example, although there is usually a reason for background, of interest to everyone, such as the organization of a company or the sharing of their points of view regarding an investigation. Unlike a simple meeting between friends or family, the meeting is carried out with a goal that all its members share, beyond having a good time in company.
Another difference with an intimate meeting is the degree of formality that can be seen from the moment of planning the meeting itself: although informal meetings can also be organized well in advance, there is usually not much rigidity regarding the schedules and the length of the meeting. the same; In a meeting to discuss the influence of the Internet on education, for example, there will surely be a start and end time that must be respected, as well as other protocol issues that are imposed to maintain order throughout the event.
Encuentro , finally, is the name of a Spanish publishing house and an Argentine TV channel .