conference call

noun

1. a telephone call that interconnects three or more phones simultaneously.

conference call

noun

1. a special telephone facility by which three or more people using conventional or cellular phones can be linked up to speak to one another

Word History and Origins

Origin of conference call¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

What he did on a video conference call should have been the end of his career.

From Salon

“We have an extremely negative attitude towards this. And this, of course, complicates the prospects for normalizing our relations with Meta,” Peskov told reporters during his daily conference call, the Associated Press reported.

From Salon

On a conference call to promote the upcoming U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

"They're going to keep certain things secret if you're a top player because they don't want the press, the player doesn't want the press," Evert said on a conference call before ESPN’s US Open coverage.

From BBC

When political organizations like the Whigs and early Democrats first began holding national conventions in the 1830s, they served a function analogous to modern Zoom conference calls.

From Salon

Related Words

• teleconference