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

2 senses of sidebar

Sense 1
sidebar -- ((law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing)
       => consultation -- (a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists")

Sense 2
sidebar -- (a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story)
       => news article, news story, newspaper article -- (an article reporting news)