Definition
A small, informal, or secret meeting or assembly, especially one held to discuss important matters privately.
Etymology
From Late Latin conciliabulum, diminutive of concilium (assembly), itself from conciliare (to bring together). The diminutive suffix -bulum indicates something small or insignificant, though the word often carries ironic weight when referring to clandestine gatherings of power.
Kelly Says
This word perfectly captures the atmosphere of backroom politics—it's not just any meeting, but specifically a *small* one where important people gather in secret. Medieval bishops and Renaissance cardinals loved this word to describe hushed conversations that shaped church policy.
Translations
ARالعربية
اللّقاء السري
al-llaqaa as-sari
BNবাংলা
সম্মিলিত
som-mili-tit
CACatalà
conciliabule
kon-si-li-a-bu-le
CSČeština
konciliabulum
kon-si-li-a-bu-lum
DADansk
conciliabule
kon-si-li-a-bu-le
DEDeutsch
Conciliabulum
kon-si-li-a-bu-lum
ELΕλληνικά
συμβούλιο
sim-voo-lio
ESEspañol
conciliabulo
kon-si-li-a-bu-lo
FAفارسی
مشورت سری
mash-oort se-ri
FISuomi
conciliabule
kon-si-li-a-bu-le
FRFrançais
conciliabule
kɔ̃.si.li.a.bul
HEעברית
התוועדוּת
ha-to-ve-dut
HIहिन्दी
मौन सम्मेलन
moan sam-me-lan
HUMagyar
conciliabule
kon-si-li-a-bu-le
IDBahasa Indonesia
rapat rahasia
ra-pat ra-ha-sia
ITItaliano
conciliabulo
kon-si-li-a-bu-lo
KKKK
консилиум
kon-si-lium
KMKM
ការប្រជុំរഹស្យ
kaa-r pra-chujm ro-has-y
MRMR
सल्लामसलत
sal-la-mas-lat
MSBahasa Melayu
perbincangan rahsia
per-bin-cangan ra-sia
MYမြန်မာ
အဆင့်ဆင့် ညီလာချက်
a-seng-seng nyi-la-cha-chet
NLNederlands
conciliabule
kon-si-li-a-bu-le
NONorsk
conciliabule
kon-si-li-a-bu-le
PLPolski
koncyliabulum
kon-si-li-a-bu-lum
PTPortuguês
conciliabulo
kon-si-li-a-bu-lo
RORomână
conciliabule
kon-si-li-a-bu-le
RUРусский
консилиабум
kon-si-li-a-bum
SVSvenska
conciliabule
kon-si-li-a-bu-le
SWKiswahili
mkutano wa siri
mk-uta-no wa si-ri
TEతెలుగు
సమావేశం
sama-avesham
THไทย
การประชุมลับ
gaan pra-chum lub
TLTL
lihim na pulong
li-him na pu-long
TRTürkçe
gizli toplantı
giz-li to-plan-ti
UKУкраїнська
консиліум
kon-si-lium
VITiếng Việt
cuộc họp bí mật
cuoc hop bi mat