What is "palavers"

Usage examples of "palavers".

Of course, neither she nor Charlie had been in on the palavers of the high muckety-mucks.

At intervals around the huge table were placed the age - old furniture of human palavers - water pitchers each with its clump of glasses.

Without any palavers or warning they attacked so quickly that the miners were killed before they had time enough to draw a gun or fetch a rifle.