interview

interview
    n 1: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which
         information is elicited); often conducted by journalists;
         "my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of
         religious bonds"
    2: a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a
       consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with
       the king" [syn: {consultation}, {audience}, {interview}]
    v 1: conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio
         reporting [syn: {interview}, {question}]
    2: discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an
       evaluation; "We interviewed the job candidates"
    3: go for an interview in the hope of being hired; "The job
       candidate interviewed everywhere"
    

Interview \In"ter*view\, n. [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see
   imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each
   other. See {Inter-}, and {View}.]
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   1. A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a
      formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference;
      as, the secretary had an interview with the President.
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   2. A conversation, or questioning, for the purpose of
      eliciting information for publication; the published
      statement so elicited.
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   Note: A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but
         apparently becoming general.
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Interview \In"ter*view\, v. t.
   To have an interview with; to question or converse with,
   especially for the purpose of obtaining information for
   publication. [Recent]
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74 Moby Thesaurus words for "interview":
      appointment, appraisal, appraise, arrangement, assessment,
      attention, audience, audition, bargaining, bargaining session,
      blind date, bugging, catechize, check out, conclave, confab,
      confabulation, conference, confrontation, congress, consultation,
      convention, conversation, council, council fire, council of war,
      date, discussion, double date, ear, eavesdropping,
      electronic surveillance, engagement, engagement book, evaluate,
      evaluation, examine, exchange of views,
      eyeball-to-eyeball encounter, favorable attention, hearing,
      high-level talk, huddle, interchange of views, interrogate,
      listening, listening in, meeting, negotiations, news conference,
      palaver, parley, pourparler, powwow, press conference, pump, query,
      question, quiz, seance, session, sitting, sound out, summit,
      summit conference, summitry, talk, talk to, test, tryout, vet,
      vetting, wiretapping, worm out of