conclave

/หˆkษ’n.kleษชv/

IPA: /K AA1 N K L EY0 V/

noun
  1. 1

    The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.

  2. 2

    The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals.

  3. 3

    A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conclave