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Attendee

Meaning in business english, with examples

/əˌtenˈdiː/nounCommon term

In business english, attendee means: A person who takes part in a meeting, conference, training session or other event.

In Turkish: katılımcı, toplantıya katılan kişi

How it is used

Used in invitations, minutes and event planning: 'list of attendees', 'Attendees: Ali, Sara, Tom'. Participant is close in meaning but suggests more active involvement. The stress is on the last syllable.

Example sentences

  1. The minutes should list all attendees and apologies.

  2. We expect around 200 attendees at the conference.

Common collocations

  • list of attendees
  • meeting attendees
  • conference attendees
  • number of attendees
  • agendaA list of the topics that will be discussed in a meeting, usually in the order they will be covered and shared with attendees beforehand.
  • minutesThe official written record of a meeting, listing who attended, what was discussed, what was decided and who will do what next.
  • calendar inviteAn electronic invitation to a meeting or call that is sent through a calendar tool and adds the event to the guests' calendars when they accept it.
  • chairTo lead a meeting by opening it, following the agenda, giving people turns to speak and keeping time. As a noun, the person who does this.

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