(1):
(n.) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
(2):
(n.) A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.
(3):
(n.) A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.
(4):
(n.) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
(5):
(n.) A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
(6):
(n.) The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.