A meeting between parties to ask questions and gather information.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
interview (noun)1.
a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications (as of a prospective student or employee)
2.
a) a meeting at which information is obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person
b) a report or reproduction of information so obtained
3.
- interviewee
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
interview (verb)to go around and approach (people) with a request for opinions or information
SYNONYMS:
interview, poll, solicit, surveyRELATED WORDS:
circularize; interrogate, question; feel (out), sound (out)NEAR ANTONYMS:
report