conference
Americannoun
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a meeting for consultation or discussion.
a conference between a student and his adviser.
- Synonyms:
- colloquium, parley
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the act of conferring or consulting together; consultation, especially on an important or serious matter.
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Government. a meeting, as of various committees, to settle disagreements between the two branches of the legislature.
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an association of athletic teams; league.
an intercollegiate conference.
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Ecclesiastical.
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an official assembly of clergy or of clergy and laity, customary in many Christian denominations.
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a group of churches whose representatives regularly meet in such an assembly.
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verb (used without object)
noun
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a meeting for consultation, exchange of information, or discussion, esp one with a formal agenda
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a formal meeting of two or more states, political groups, etc, esp to discuss differences or formulate common policy
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an assembly of the clergy or of clergy and laity of any of certain Protestant Christian Churches acting as representatives of their denomination
the Methodist conference
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sport a league or division of clubs or teams
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rare an act of bestowal
Related Words
See convention.
Other Word Forms
- conferential adjective
- preconference noun
- subconference noun
- subconferential adjective
Etymology
Origin of conference
From the Medieval Latin word conferentia, dating back to 1530–40. See confer, -ence
Example Sentences
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The impact — or threat — of AI on society took center stage this week in Washington at a conference that brought together the nation’s top economists, technologists and lawmakers.
From MarketWatch
Silver’s comments—and a subsequent conference call addressing the topic with all 30 of the league’s general managers—came on the heels of some of the most laughable instances of tanking in NBA history.
Huang told a conference in February that the idea that AI will replace software is “the most illogical thing in the world.”
Assuring him they were acting as private citizens, they sat around his long conference table and laid out their vision for the resort’s future.
“I’m proud we’re broken up. This is going to be great for moi’s stardom,” Miss Piggy bragged to critics at a press conference.
From Salon
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