Event Management Vocabulary

verb to officially name or dedicate something, typically a child during a baptism

• The priest will christen the newborn baby at the church next Sunday.
• I heard they're going to christen the new building with a big party.
• Let's christen this car by taking it for a spin around the block.
• She felt like she needed to christen her new job with a big success right out of the gate.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this phrase, 'town' is a noun referring to a populated area larger than a village but smaller than a city.

verb A word that expresses an action or a state of being. In this case, 'go' is a verb indicating movement towards a destination.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. 'To' is a preposition indicating the direction or destination of the action.

• The committee decided to go to town on the proposal and make some significant changes.
• Let's go to town on decorating the living room this weekend.
• We should totally go to town on that new video game when it comes out.
• She really went to town on her opponent during the debate, leaving no point unaddressed.

noun a row of people or things standing or arranged in a straight line

verb to form a line or to get into a formation or arrangement

• Please line up in an orderly fashion for the presentation.
• Let's line up over there before the show starts.
• Hey, let's line up by the door so we can get in first.
• All the pieces of the puzzle seem to line up perfectly for our plan to work.

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, indicating the planned nature of something

• The project team meticulously planned every detail of the upcoming conference.
• We've planned a trip to the beach next weekend, want to join?
• I totally planned to binge-watch that new series on Netflix tonight.
• She carefully planned her revenge, waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

noun the act or process of making plans for something

verb the act of deciding on and arranging in advance

• Effective planning is essential for the success of any project.
• We need to start planning our road trip soon.
• Stop winging it and start planning ahead.
• Life is like a game of chess, requiring strategic planning to succeed.

noun a wicked or mischievous person

• The bowler took an early wicket in the match.
• The wicket fell in the first over of the game.
• The wicket was gone before you could blink!
• Losing that contract was a wicket in our business plans.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• Despite the technical difficulties, the director reassured the cast that it’ll be all right on the night.
• Don't worry about the sound issues, just trust that it’ll be all right on the night.
• Hey, no need to stress about the props, I'm sure it’ll be all right on the night.
• Life is like a play, with unexpected twists and turns, but in the end, it’ll be all right on the night.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'fundraiser' is a noun as it refers to an event held to raise money for a specific purpose.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun. 'High-dollar' is an adjective that describes the type of fundraiser being held, indicating that it is a fundraiser where a large amount of money is expected to be raised.

• The charity organization is hosting a high-dollar fundraiser to raise money for their cause.
• I heard there's going to be a fancy high-dollar fundraiser next week, wanna go?
• The high-dollar fundraiser is gonna be lit, I can't wait to see who shows up.
• Attending the high-dollar fundraiser was like stepping into a world of luxury and generosity.