Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of joining together as one: "coming together" refers to the process or event where separate entities unite or merge into a single, cohesive unit.
   • The social act of assembling for some common purpose: It also describes the gathering of people who meet for a shared reason or objective.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The coming together of the two companies created a market leader. (The merger of the two companies created a market leader.)
  • The community's coming together to rebuild after the storm was inspiring. (The community's assembly to rebuild after the storm was inspiring.)
  • The treaty represented a true coming together of nations for peace. (The treaty represented a true unification of nations for peace.)

Advanced Usage

• "A meeting of minds": An idiom closely related to one sense of "coming together," meaning an agreement or understanding between people.
  • After long negotiations, there was finally a meeting of minds on the contract terms.
• Used in formal or descriptive contexts to discuss unification, convergence, or assembly.

Variants and Related Words

• Convergence (n): The process or state of converging, coming together from different directions.
• Merger (n): The combining of two or more commercial companies into a single one.
• Assembly (n): A group of people gathered together for a common purpose.
• Unification (n): The process of being united or made into a whole.

Synonyms

• Merging: The act of combining or uniting.
• Convergence: The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
• Assembly: A gathering of people.
• Union: The action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.

Related Phrases

• Bring together: To cause people to meet or unite.
  • The crisis brought the community together.
• Come together: (The phrasal verb form) To assemble or unite.
  • We need everyone to come together to solve this problem.

Related Idioms

• Meet halfway: To compromise with someone.
  • To reach a deal, both sides had to come together and meet halfway.
• Strength in unity: An idea that a group is stronger when its members are united.
  • The project's success was a lesson in strength in unity; it only worked because of our coming together.

Noun

1. the act of joining together as one
   • the merging of the two groups occurred quickly
   • there was no meeting of minds
2. the social act of assembling for some common purpose
   • his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day