gathering vs social function

Other hyponyms of gathering include affair, function, occasion, social affair, social gathering, social occasion, carload, contingent, floor, pair, room, threesome, triad, trinity, trio, turnout, foursome, quartet, quartette, fivesome, quintet, quintette, sextet, sextette, sixsome, septet, septette, sevensome, eightsome, octet, octette, assembly, crowd, concourse, multitude, throng, company, audience, community, municipality, cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae, class, course, form, grade, class, year, bunch, crew, crowd, gang, covey, quorum, commune, convocation, bevy, cortege, entourage, retinue, suite, camp, muster, rap group, rave-up, table.