meeting body; conference body; deliberative assembly
Refers to a formal group or committee that holds meetings, often in business or organizational contexts. More specific than a single meeting event; it denotes the entity that convenes.
This issue is scheduled to be discussed at the next meeting body.
We will establish a new conference body to strengthen interdepartmental cooperation.
Compound of 会議 (meeting) and 体 (body, organization). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for naming formal groups.