Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun forum

2 senses of forum

Sense 1
forum -- (a public meeting or assembly for open discussion)
       => meeting, group meeting -- (a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson")

Sense 2
forum, assembly, meeting place -- (a public facility to meet for open discussion)
       => facility, installation -- (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility")