1
: a sumptuous feast
especially
: an elaborate and often ceremonious meal for numerous people often in honor of a person
a state banquet
2
: a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement
an awards banquet
banqueted; banqueting; banquets
: to partake of a banquet
The night before, after a typical 12-hour workday, the president banqueted until nearly midnight …—
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: to treat with a banquet : feast
They will be banqueting visiting dignitaries.
banqueter
noun
Synonyms
Examples of banquet in a Sentence
Noun
They held a banquet in his honor.
prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class
Verb
banqueted the returning troops at the military base
Recent Examples on the WebThe San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
In August 1932, Greenwood’s first class of 15 students eagerly awaited their departure for China, still heady from newspaper interviews and farewell speeches delivered at banquets in their honor.
—Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Upstairs from the banquet hall, student competitors nervously milled around carpeted corridors.
—Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Lance Neal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Russia came up numerous times during the event, held in a MotorCity Casino banquet hall.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
The hotel will also feature a restaurant, banquet hall and fitness area adjacent to the lobby, according to building plans.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
For information on the banquet, visit UMSportsHallofFame.com or call 305-284-2775.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The glam banquet was held on the first night of King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s two-day stay in the Netherlands.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Crew members are seen building sets before they are brought out for use; in a breathtaking coup de théâtre, Tatyana’s bedroom wall transforms into a stage and banquet table for a lavish party.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2014
But in many Western capitals the optics of the visit will look very different – two autocrats who have long described themselves as firm friends shaking hands and banqueting while a conflagration in Europe rages.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
As photos on the academy website show, this was the last of the banqueting Oscars.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won’t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2021
Our state government agency generally has an annual awards banquet off-site in December.
—Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
Roy and others who work for the chamber and Visit Sitka were at Centennial Hall Sunday cleaning up from the chamber awards banquet the night before, and were stunned when the messages started coming in.
—Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2020
Noun
The event starts at North City with the expo on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Sunday , a Belgian waffle banquet for the riders starts at 5 a.m., and the cycling race starts at 7:00 a.m.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
In August 1932, Greenwood’s first class of 15 students eagerly awaited their departure for China, still heady from newspaper interviews and farewell speeches delivered at banquets in their honor.
—Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Upstairs from the banquet hall, student competitors nervously milled around carpeted corridors.
—Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Lance Neal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Russia came up numerous times during the event, held in a MotorCity Casino banquet hall.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
The hotel will also feature a restaurant, banquet hall and fitness area adjacent to the lobby, according to building plans.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
For information on the banquet, visit UMSportsHallofFame.com or call 305-284-2775.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
The glam banquet was held on the first night of King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s two-day stay in the Netherlands.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Crew members are seen building sets before they are brought out for use; in a breathtaking coup de théâtre, Tatyana’s bedroom wall transforms into a stage and banquet table for a lavish party.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Verb
These men seem to devote most of their time to cultivating relationships with government officials and gang bosses in teahouses, karaoke parlors, and banqueting clubs.
—John Osburg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2014
But in many Western capitals the optics of the visit will look very different – two autocrats who have long described themselves as firm friends shaking hands and banqueting while a conflagration in Europe rages.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
As photos on the academy website show, this was the last of the banqueting Oscars.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won’t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Jan. 2021
Our state government agency generally has an annual awards banquet off-site in December.
—Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
Roy and others who work for the chamber and Visit Sitka were at Centennial Hall Sunday cleaning up from the chamber awards banquet the night before, and were stunned when the messages started coming in.
—Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2020
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“Banquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banquet. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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