[Vocabulary] a top-level meeting vs a summit

[elenah]

Hello,
Could you, please, explain the difference between ' a top-level meeting' and 'a summit'? Is there a rule when to use one instead the other one?

Thank you very much in advance

 

[MikeNewYork]

For me, there is no difference.

 

[Tdol]

I think it depends on the context- if it is a serious meeting of senior politicians on a desperately serious issue, I would be more likely to call it a summit.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Summit meeting could also be used to describe a meeting between major business executives, such as the CEOs of IBM and Apple.

 

[Tdol]

It could, but I wouldn't use top-level meeting for what I described.