open forum

collocation in English

meaningsofopenandforum

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open
adjective
uk
/ˈəʊ.pən/us
/ˈoʊ.pən/
not closed ...
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forum
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɔː.rəm/us
/ˈfɔːr.əm/
a situation or meeting in which people can talk about a problem or matter especially of ...
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(Definition ofopenandforumfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofopen forum

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Directly following anopenforum, the task force meets, commentary is discussed, and clarifications in the draft document may be made.
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Approximately 50 people attended this meeting, mostly people who had not been at the firstopenforum.
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Since he had such strong influence in the society, anopenforumcould not be held for more than 5 years.
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The new system was discussed and agreed upon, with students given a choice of feedback sheets and a shortopenforumfor discussion incorporated at the end of the class.
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Our particular working party became something of a conference haven, in which a kind of honesty (which inevitably diminishes in a moreopenforum) was able to find its voice.
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Anopenforumis provided for composers to show their work and performers to show their technique; others provide criticism and comments on works in progress.
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If there is a belief in natural justice, parole cases should be heard in anopenforumand not in secret.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is noopenforumin which regional consumer interests can be articulated and considered.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But it is obviously a very difficult matter to prove, certainly in anopenforumsuch as this.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Such consultations cannot properly or profitably be conducted inopenforum.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What is important is that these things should be discussed inopenforum, and this particularly affects school curricula.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am certain that he realises, as we all realise, that this is theopenforumof discussion.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
However, quite a few countries have stressed that anopenforum, a convention, must not restrict or forestall the debate with the citizens.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
They constituted anopenforumof public opinion, without parallel in any country at any time.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The evidence will be produced and examined inopenforumbefore a person independent of the authority.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Once anopenforumhas completed its work, the result must be subject to debate and comments, and grassroots support must be sought for it.
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The majority of evidence was based on confidential information and could not be shared in anopenforum.
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There is noopenforum, let alone any very democratic process, while these posts are being handed out prior to elections.
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A wide range of interested parties attended and took part in theopenforum.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I had read the speeches that he made at theopenforum.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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