noun
- lengthy discussions or conferences, especially those that are idle or pointless
Usage: informal
verb
- talks at length in an idle or pointless way
Usage: informal
Examples
- The committee’s endless palavers never seemed to reach any conclusions.
- We spent hours in palavers about the new policy changes.
- He palavers on and on without saying anything meaningful.
- The diplomatic palavers lasted well into the night.
- Stop palavering and get to the point already.
- Their weekly palavers were more social than productive.