ˈkɒnfluəns ˈkɑŋɡɹəs ˈkɒŋˌɡɹɛs kənˈɡɹɛs ɪnˈkaʊntɚ ɪnˈkaʊntə the act of joining together as one the merging of the two groups occurred quickly there was no meeting of minds the social act of assembling for some common purpose his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress a casual or unexpected convergence he still remembers their meeting in Paris there was a brief encounter in the hallway a formally arranged gathering next year the meeting will be in Chicago the meeting elected a chairperson a small informal social gathering there was an informal meeting in my living room a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers