fringe meeting

English

Noun

fringe meeting (plural fringe meetings)

1. (politics) A meeting held during a party conference, which is attended only by people whose views or interests are not important to the majority.
   • 2021 February 10, Christian Wolmar, “Time to end this infatuation with driverless vehicles”, in RAIL, number 924, page 36:

     In the midst of all the chaos and uncertainty on the railways as a result of the pandemic, it is surprising that considerable sums of money and much time and energy is being devoted to the concept of driverlessness. The idea that you can get rid of drivers is a regular theme of speeches at fringe meetings at the Conservative party conference, and in the output of like-minded think tanks.

References

• “fringe meeting”, in Collins English Dictionary.