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What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working at blue-collar jobs, and the final statement is just written text: Who's going to pay for the trillion dollar deficit?
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Meaning of "forum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORUM

From Latin: public place; related to Latin foris outside.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORUM

forum  [ˈfɔːrəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Forum

Forum may refer to: ▪ Forum, open public space in the middle of a Roman city ▪ Roman Forum, most famous example ▪ Forum, designated space for public expression in the United States ▪ Internet forum, discussion board on the Internet ▪ Public forum debate, or Pofo, a type of debate.

Definition of forum in the English dictionary

The first definition of forum in the dictionary is a meeting or assembly for the open discussion of subjects of public interest. Other definition of forum is a medium for open discussion, such as a magazine. Forum is also a public meeting place for open discussion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORUM


aurum
ˈɔːrəm
cockalorum
ˌkɒkəˈlɔːrəm
decorum
dɪˈkɔːrəm
Geminorum
ˌdʒɛmɪˈnɔːrəm
indecorum
ˌɪndɪˈkɔːrəm
jorum
ˈdʒɔːrəm
Karakoram
ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm
Karakorum
ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm
Lutetia
luːˈtiːʃə pəˌrɪzɪˈɔːrəm
Mizoram
mɪˈzɔːrəm
pityrosporum
ˌpɪtɪrəʊˈspɔːrəm
quorum
ˈkwɔːrəm
variorum
ˌvɛərɪˈɔːrəm
Velorum
viːˈlɔːrəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORUM

fortune-teller
fortune-telling
fortuneless
fortunize
forty
forty winks
forty-five
forty-niner
forty-ninth parallel
fortyish
Forum Livii
Forum Romanum
forwander
forward
forward bias
forward buying
forward contract
forward delivery
forward exchange market
forward exchange rate

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORUM

Aquae Mattiacorum
Augusta Treverorum
Augusta Vindelicorum
Canum Venaticorum
Curia Rhaetorum
eriophorum
Gesta Romanorum
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
Lutetia Parisiorum
pittosporum
sanctum sanctorum
schola cantorum
scholae cantorum
the Forum

Synonyms and antonyms of forum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forum» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of forum

Translation of «forum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORUM

Find out the translation of forum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

论坛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foro
570 millions of speakers

English

forum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मंच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنتدى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Форум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

foro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফোরাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Forum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Forum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公開討論
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토론장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diễn đàn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மன்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोरम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

forum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tribuna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

forum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Форум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

forum
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

forum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

forum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORUM»

The term «forum» is very widely used and occupies the 392 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forum

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10 QUOTES WITH «FORUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forum.
1
Robert Foster Bennett
The U.N. can be very frustrating and at times impotent, but it can also be a valuable forum for discussion and resolution of world problems. We should not walk away from it just because it's failed to live up to its promise.
2
Joan Blades
What is the biggest public forum in the United States? We were told it's the Super Bowl. The ad shows kids working at blue-collar jobs, and the final statement is just written text: Who's going to pay for the trillion dollar deficit?
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Joan Blades
Moveon is not a one-way broadcast media. The Internet, when used best, is a two-way media. We have a forum in which people can post comments and those comments can be rated. We get a sense of what people feel most passionately about.
4
Tory Burch
One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine.
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Bainbridge Colby
We must be loyal to the forum of our government.
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Karen Duffy
I never expected in a million years that I would have the honor to become an advocate of women's health care and education, and I'd dive on a live grenade to get this message out, so thank you for this forum.
7
Dominick Dunne
For my type of story and my kind of writing, I think 'Vanity Fair' is the right forum.
8
Franklin Graham
We have taken God out of our education system. We have taken Him out of government. You have lawyers that sue you every time you mention the name of Jesus Christ in any public forum.
9
James Heckman
There is a responsibility that goes with winning the Nobel Prize, and the responsibility is that if you have a forum, you should use it wisely.
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Anita Hill
What I wanted was for everyone listening to understand that these things mattered - not necessarily for me, but in this particular forum they mattered in terms of whether of not we were getting a person who should sit on the Supreme Court.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORUM»

Discover the use of forum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forum Non Conveniens: History, Global Practice, and Future ...
This book provides and in-depth analysis of the common law doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens as it has evolved in the four major common law countries.
Ronald A. Brand, Scott R. Jablonski, 2007
2
Multi-Stakeholder Governance and the Internet Governance Forum
In this book, Jeremy Malcolm examines the new model of multi-stakeholder governance for the Internet regime that the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) represents.
Jeremy Malcolm, 2008
3
The ASEAN Regional Forum
Although many articles and books have been published on the ARF, this is one of the few books that treat the forum comprehensively and from the standpoint of the region itself.
Rodolfo Severino, 2009
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International Arbitration and Forum Selection Agreements: ...
No lawyer involved in international transactions can afford to ignore this authoritative guide to planning and drafting international arbitration agreements and forum selection clauses.
Gary Born, 2010
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Beethoven Forum
Beethoven Forum Lewis Lockwood, Christopher Reynolds, Elaine R. Sisman. Table 2: Formal Hypothesis 5 Scherzo 1-114 Trio 1 1 5-54 Development 155-238 Scherzo 239-353 Trio (and link) 354-419 Final return 420-45 Coda 446—76 ...
Beethoven Forum, Lewis Lockwood, Christopher Reynolds, 2000
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The Forum of Trajan in Rome: A Study of the Monuments in Brief
The first-ever systematic account of the creation, destruction, excavation, and attempts at reconstruction of the Forum of Trajan in Rome.
James E. Packer, 2001
7
Private International Law as Component of the Law of the Forum
This book will therefore focus on the last-mentioned problems and refrain from dealing with the particular issues arising from international legislative co-operation in the field of private international law.
Michael Bogdan, 2012
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Second FAO/WHO Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators
This publication contains the proceedings of the second international forum on food safety regulation, held in Bangkok, Thailand in October 2004 to discuss the development of effective food safety systems, focusing on two key themes of ...
‎2005
9
The Roman Forum
Napoleon celebrated his Festival of Liberty there. David Watkin's Forum is the site as it was famous for centuries, celebrated in the romantic views of the Grand Tour, not the archaeologists' building site it has become.
David Watkin, 2011
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Edges of Global Justice: The World Social Forum and Its "others"
This book explores how the World Social Forum (WSF) has developed in response to the current period of profound crisis and transition in the history of Western capitalist modernity.
Janet M. Conway, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forum is used in the context of the following news items.
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LGBT advocates hope to use White House aging forum to advance …
The last time the White House hosted its once-per-decade Conference on Aging, at least 1,200 advocates and policymakers attended. Among ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Future still in two-party system in Malaysia, forum in Melbourne told
Selangor assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad says there is hope in the Malaysian political sphere. He was speaking at a forum organised by ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
3
Sunday Forum: Release the Video of Police Shooting; How to Build …
Sunday Forum: Release the Video of Police Shooting; How to Build Trust in Financial Institutions; the Answer to One Cemetery Conundrum; ... «Valley News, Jul 15»
4
Forum about Conshohocken's traffic issues set for July 28
The forum will be held at the Washington Fire Co., 36 W. Elm St. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m.. Advertisement. The public discussion will focus ... «The Times Herald, Jul 15»
5
Front Porch: Political candidate forum
Local civic groups have invited candidates to participate in a forum scheduled from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. in the first floor meeting room of the ... «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
6
Forum commends Fiji's green initiative
THE Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has commended the Fijian Government's efforts in the Green Growth Framework and the current public ... «Fiji Times, Jul 15»
7
Public Safety Forum Highlights Need For Improvement in WeHo
Dozens of West Hollywood residents turned out today for a public discussion with the head of the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station about crime ... «WEHOville, Jul 15»
8
Editorial: Lyme forum will provide insights and updates
Yes, after much pushing and prodding, public and health officials are starting to get it: More must be done to help Lyme disease patients, ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
9
Forum editorial: Rethink the way cops work
The renewed focus on police work in Fargo and Moorhead will come to naught if currently accepted models of police practice do not change. «INFORUM, Jul 15»
10
Marin IJ Readers' Forum for July 12
Raising admission (and other) prices has apparently given the county fair license to waste county funds. On July 9, I received a multi-colored, ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»

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