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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

retreat

Because all our memers vote to have a retreat each year but only half attend, the union president says general funds are not going to be used this year to pay the expenses.

May I ask what retreat means here?

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It's in the dictionary: ----------- 3 : a period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study, or instruction under a director <a spiritual retreat > <a corporate retreat > Merriam-Webster dictionary --------

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  • It's in the dictionary: ----------- 3 : a period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study, or instruction under a director <a spiritual retreat > <a corporate retreat > Merriam-Webster dictionary --------
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It's in the dictionary:

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3 : a period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, study, or instruction under a director <a spiritual retreat> <a corporate retreat>

Merriam-Webster dictionary
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Sorry but I still don't get it. Is it like a vacation or something? Why would they do so?

LC
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It's not really a vacation, no.

It means they are going away somewhere secluded to work on something important without external interruptions.
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