interview
Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
Other meanings
A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.
“The reporter gave the witness an interview.”
A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.
“It was a dreadful interview; I have no hope of getting the job.”
Related words
- midinterview
- noninterview
- postinterview
- preinterview
- teleinterview
- exit interview
- interview under caution
- job interview
- interview-worthy
- pre-interview
- self-interview
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “interview” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.