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panel
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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pan‧el /ˈpænl/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun
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[countable]
1 GROUP OF PEOPLE
a) a group of people with skills or specialist
knowledge who have been chosen to give advice or
opinions on a particular subject
panel of More results
A panel of experts has looked at the flat-panel
proposal.
on a panel panel pin
There will be at least three senior doctors panel show
on the panel.
b) a group of well-known people who answer panel truck
questions on a radio or television programme →
solar panel
panellist
on a panel consumer panel
We have two senior politicians on our panel
tonight. instrument panel
c) American English a group of people who are
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chosen to listen to a case in a court of law and to
decide the result SYN jury
The panel spent 14 hours going over the
evidence. Pictures of the day
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GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
• In this meaning, panel is usually followed by a
singular verb:
The panel has reached a decision. Click on the pictures to check.
• In British English, you can also use a plural
verb:
The panel have reached a decision.
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2 PIECE OF SOMETHING Maths
a) a flat piece of wood, glass etc with straight
sides, which forms part of a door, wall, fence etc Colours
a stained glass panel Drugs, medicines
There were a few panels missing from the
fence. Earth sciences
b) a piece of metal that forms part of the outer
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structure of a vehicle
One of the door panels was badly damaged
and had to be replaced.
c) a piece of material that forms part of a piece of Word of the day
clothing
a skirt made in six panels deliberately
done in a way that is intended or
3 → instrument/control panel planned
4 PICTURE a thin board with a picture painted on it
→ solar panel
Examples from the Corpus
panel
• All applicants are questioned by a panel of
experienced interviewers.
• He was on a panel of judges for a famous literary
prize.
• A panel of scientists met to discuss the issue of
nuclear safety.
• Next year another new press will be in place, the two
producing eighty thousand tons of car panels a year.
• Citizen discussion panels need to explore issues
such as public transport, community care, or
response to unemployment.
• the Senate ethics panel
• However, on July 29, the same day the Reclamation
panel reached its verdict, Otis could no longer contain
himself.
• Let me introduce tonight's panel.
• Cover with second panel of glass, so that contents
fully visible but inaccessible.
• In his private capacity, the president is subject to
lawsuits like any other citizen, the panel maintained.
• I've been invited to join the panel on a radio arts
programme.
• Steve Buyer, an Indiana Republican who leads the
panel.
• The panel could also ask that Gingrich be fined and
that his case be referred to the Justice Department.
• a carved-wood panel
on a panel
• Monday night, in fact, Gates appeared on a panel
just before Mandela was scheduled to speak.
• In both cases I worked on oil on panel which I later
fixed to the walls.
• Years of committee work and hours spent on panels
in Whitehall have given him a studious and sombre
air.
From Longman Business Dictionary
pan‧el /ˈpænl/ noun [countable]
1 a group of people chosen to give advice or decide
something
An advisory panel will review new data on the
safety of the products.
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2 in market research, a group of people chosen to
discuss particular products so that changes can be
made to them or to the way they are sold
These findings are backed up by the panel research
I mentioned earlier.
Origin panel (1300-1400) Old French “piece of cloth,
piece”, from Latin pannus; → PANE
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