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conference
[ kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns ]
noun
- a meeting for consultation or discussion:
a conference between a student and his adviser.
Synonyms: colloquium, parley
- the act of conferring or consulting together; consultation, especially on an important or serious matter.
- Government. a meeting, as of various committees, to settle disagreements between the two branches of the legislature.
- an association of athletic teams; league:
an intercollegiate conference.
- Ecclesiastical.
- an official assembly of clergy or of clergy and laity, customary in many Christian denominations.
- a group of churches whose representatives regularly meet in such an assembly.
verb (used without object)
- to hold or participate in a conference or series of conferences.
conference
/ ˈkɒnfərəns; -frəns; ˌkɒnfəˈrɛnʃəl /
noun
- a meeting for consultation, exchange of information, or discussion, esp one with a formal agenda
- a formal meeting of two or more states, political groups, etc, esp to discuss differences or formulate common policy
- 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
- sport a league or division of clubs or teams
- rare.an act of bestowal
Derived Forms
- conferential, adjective
Other Words From
- con·fer·en·tial [kon-f, uh, -, ren, -sh, uh, l], adjective
- pre·confer·ence noun
- sub·confer·ence noun
- subcon·fer·ential adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of conference1
Word History and Origins
Origin of conference1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Tensions had flared anew earlier Monday after a news conference with Kenosha Mayor John Antarmian, originally to be held in a park, was moved inside the city’s public safety building.
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond acknowledged in a press conference last month that California’s schools have not always been a place where students can gain a full understanding of the contributions of people of color.
Concerts, conferences, festivals, sporting events, weddings, and anything else that entails a lot of people being in one place has been put on hold indefinitely—and we miss it.
She had planned on calling for “more comprehensive action” at a press conference Tuesday.
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond said in a web conference that in many cases, a district’s preferred device won’t be available for weeks after the school year starts.
At a press conference today with Scalise, Speaker Boehner again defended him.
Boyce was asked at a press conference if Polanco went peacefully.
He could deliver a quick, effective speech, or hold a proper press conference.
After some animated debate at the conference, Lelaie declared, with some frustration, “If you push on the stick, you will fly.”
Boehner was unanimously selected by the conference as its official nominee for speaker in the coming Congress.
Their conference was short; but it implied to Louis, that his delegated reign, as well as that of his father, was at an end.
We had a conference with each of them, Generals and Staff who could be spared from the fighting being present.
It nettled him; it broke down his habitual composure, and it was a relief to him when the conference came to a close.
It had been aroused a little by the stranger himself; secondly by their scared faces; thirdly by this close conference.
His voice broke from the smothered conference tone and the school heard it and tittered.
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