gathering vs social gathering

Other hyponyms of gathering include affair, function, occasion, social affair, social function, 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.