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banquet

[bang-kwit] / ˈbæŋ kwɪt /
NOUN
formal dinner, usually ceremonial
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When the pig slaughter and subsequent mass banquet did happen, it was watched live online by more than 100,000 viewers, registering 20 million likes, and the local government embraced it as a flash-tourism moment.

From BBC

Lee, who arrived in Beijing on Sunday, will attend a banquet hosted by Xi on Monday.

From BBC

In 1957 Elizabeth II wore an elaborate sleeveless green gown, also designed by Hartnell for a state banquet thrown for US President Dwight Eisenhower at the British Embassy in Washington DC.

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On Christmas Day, they will have more than two dozen friends around for a traditional turkey dinner, followed on Boxing Day by an Indian banquet.

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The prime minister reiterated this aim at the annual Lady Mayor's banquet in the City of London, the occasion traditionally used to set out foreign policy for the year ahead.

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