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conference

[kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns]

noun

  1. a meeting for consultation or discussion.

    a conference between a student and his adviser.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. the act of conferring or consulting together; consultation, especially on an important or serious matter.

  3. Government.a meeting, as of various committees, to settle disagreements between the two branches of the legislature.

  4. an association of athletic teams; league.

    an intercollegiate conference.

  5. Ecclesiastical.

    1. an official assembly of clergy or of clergy and laity, customary in many Christian denominations.

    2. a group of churches whose representatives regularly meet in such an assembly.



verb (used without object)

conferenced, conferencing 
  1. to hold or participate in a conference or series of conferences.

conference

/ ˈkɒnfərəns, -frəns, ˌkɒnfəˈrɛnʃəl /

noun

  1. a meeting for consultation, exchange of information, or discussion, esp one with a formal agenda

  2. a formal meeting of two or more states, political groups, etc, esp to discuss differences or formulate common policy

  3. 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

  4. sport a league or division of clubs or teams

  5. rarean act of bestowal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • conferential adjective
  • preconference noun
  • subconference noun
  • subconferential adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conference1

From the Medieval Latin word conferentia, dating back to 1530–40. See confer, -ence
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conference1

C16: from Medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferre to bring together; see confer
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Bovino said at the news conference that his agents were “not going anywhere soon.”

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Verstappen, who has said the incident in Spain was "not right and shouldn't have happened", said in his news conference on Thursday that the threat of a ban would not change the way he raced.

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At a Saturday morning press conference, Mayor Karen Bass made a plea for peaceful protests, warning “the eyes of the world” were on Los Angeles.

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"It's incredibly special and not something you dream of growing up or even in the last few years it's been a while since we played here," he added in the post-match press conference.

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Verstappen was not so happy when his penalty points situation was brought up in the news conference.

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