- panel
- noun1 group of peopleADJECTIVE▪ all-star (AmE), blue-ribbon (AmE), distinguished, outstanding▪
a distinguished panel of academics
▪ expert▪ independent▪ international▪ bipartisan (AmE)▪ advisory, arbitration, consensus, judging, review▪ interview, interviewing, selection (all esp. BrE)▪ jury (esp. AmE)VERB + PANEL▪ appoint, assemble, convene, create, establish, organize, select, set up▪ join▪He joins our panel of journalists.
▪ attend▪ chair, moderate▪ head, lead▪Raphael will head a panel to discuss the topic.
▪ meet▪ ask▪We asked a panel of experts to review the products.
PANEL + VERB▪ be drawn from sb/sth▪a panel of scientists drawn from universities
▪ consist of sb/sth, include sb/sth▪The panel consists of ten attorneys.
▪ investigate sth, review sth▪ recommend sth, suggest sth▪ approve sth▪ conclude sth▪The panel concluded that there was no scientific basis for the claim.
▪ note sth▪ rule sth▪The panel ruled that the men must remain in prison.
▪ vote▪The panel voted unanimously for its approval.
PANEL + NOUN▪ member▪ moderator▪ interview▪ discussion▪ presentation▪ session▪ report, review, study▪ game (BrE)▪The comedian will chair a new TV panel game.
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the panel▪The head of department serves on the advisory panel.
▪ panel on▪an independent panel on takeovers and mergers
PHRASES▪ a member of a panel▪ a panel of experts, a panel of judges▪The winners were chosen by a panel of judges.
2 part of a door, wall, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ ceiling, door, wall▪ sliding▪ removable▪ recessed▪ secret▪ glass, wood, etc.▪ decorative▪ solarVERB + PANEL▪ attach, fit, install▪ removePANEL + VERB▪ depict sth▪The central panel depicts St George.
3 section of vehicle bodyADJECTIVE▪ front, rear▪ body▪A rear body panel needed replacing after the accident.
PANEL + NOUN▪ beater, beating (both BrE)▪He works as a panel beater in a local garage.
4 surface containing controlsADJECTIVE▪ control, display, instrumentPREPOSITION▪ on a/the panel▪A red light flashed on the control panel.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
