Definition
A private meeting or gathering, especially of high-ranking officials or church leaders to make important decisions.
Etymology
From Latin 'conclave' meaning a room that can be locked, from 'con-' (with) + 'clavis' (key). The papal conclave to elect the Pope literally happens behind locked doors.
Kelly Says
The most famous conclave is the papal election—cardinals meet in the Sistine Chapel and vote until one person receives two-thirds majority, with white smoke signaling they've chosen a new Pope.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ስብሰባ gehe
sib-seba ge-he
ARالعربية
مجلس سرّي
maj-lis sir-ri
BNবাংলা
সম্মেলন
som-me-len
CACatalà
conclav
kon-klaav
CSČeština
konklav
kon-klav
DADansk
konklave
kon-kla-ve
DEDeutsch
Konklave
kon-kla-ve
ELΕλληνικά
συνεδρία κλειστή
sine-dria kleisti
ESEspañol
conclave
kon-kla-ve
FISuomi
konklaavi
kon-klaa-vi
FRFrançais
conclave
kon-kla-v
HEעברית
ועידה סגורה
va-ida se-goora
HIहिन्दी
सम्मेलन
sam-me-lan
HUMagyar
konklav
kon-klaav
IDBahasa Indonesia
konklaf
kon-klaaf
ITItaliano
conclave
kon-kla-ve
KO한국어
종신회의
jong-sin-hoe-ui
MSBahasa Melayu
konklaf
kon-klaaf
MYမြန်မာ
ဆယ်ကြိမ်
sae-kyeim
NLNederlands
conclaaf
kon-klaaf
NONorsk
konklave
kon-kla-ve
PLPolski
konklawe
kon-kla-ve
PTPortuguês
conclave
kon-kla-ve
RORomână
conclav
kon-klaav
RUРусский
конклав
kon-kla-v
SVSvenska
konklave
kon-kla-ve
SWKiswahili
mkutano wa siri
mku-ta-no wa si-ri
TEతెలుగు
సమావేశం
sama-vesham
THไทย
การประชุมลับ
gaan pra-chum lub
TRTürkçe
konklave
kon-kla-ve
UKУкраїнська
конклав
kon-klaav
VITiếng Việt
cuộc họp bí mật
khoo-t hop bi mat