<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A private or secret meeting.</li><li>An assembly or gathering, especially one that has special authority, power, or influence: a conclave of political leaders.</li><li>The assembly or meeting of the cardinals for the election of a pope.</li><li>The body of cardinals; the College of Cardinals.</li><li>The place in which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church meet in private for the election of a pope.</li></ul>