conclave

  1. Noun.  The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.
  2. Noun.  The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals.
  3. Noun.  A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

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