consistory vs palaver

consistory

noun
  • A solemn assembly or council. 

  • An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome. 

  • The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere. 

  • A church tribunal or governing body, especially of elders in a Reformed church. 

palaver

noun
  • A village council meeting. 

  • Disagreement. 

  • A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot. 

  • Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss. 

  • Talk intended to deceive. 

verb
  • To flatter. 

  • To discuss with much talk. 

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