webinar

[ web-uh-nahr ]

noun

1. a seminar or other presentation that takes place on the internet, allowing participants in different locations to see and hear the presenter, ask questions, and sometimes answer polls.

webinar

/ ˈwɛbɪˌnɑː /

noun

1. an interactive seminar conducted over the World Wide Web

Word History and Origins

Origin of webinar¹

First recorded in 1990–95; Web + (sem)inar

Word History and Origins

Origin of webinar¹

C20: from web (sense 14) + ( sem ) inar

Example Sentences

We held a live webinar with over 1,000 registrants two days after the election and we’ll be taking the conversation on the road at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta on November 17.

From Salon

In France, for instance, a real estate agency is holding a webinar Thursday titled “Moving to France post U.S. elections.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We know North Korea wants to improve its satellite technology capability, conventional weapons capability and missile delivery systems,” he told Friday’s webinar.

From Los Angeles Times

But the highlight of the webinars is the insight into what Singapore-born Christopher preaches to be the hidden meanings of words used in everyday language.

From BBC

Beal’s observations were confirmed by others during a Sept. 26 webinar for dairy farmers that was hosted by the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program — an arm of the industry-funded California Dairy Research Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times