Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

teleconference

American  
[tel-i-kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns] / ˈtɛl ɪˌkɒn fər əns, -frəns /

noun

  1. a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment, as telephones, computers, or other devices.


verb (used without object)

teleconferenced, teleconferencing
  1. to participate in such a meeting or meetings.

teleconference British  
/ ˈtɛlɪˌkɒnfərəns /

noun

  1. a conference in which the participants communicate from different places via a telephone or video network

"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

Etymology

Origin of teleconference

First recorded in 1950–55; tele- 1 + conference

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

A task force audited companies in the three provinces and presented its findings to President Prabowo Subianto during a teleconference on Monday, State Secretariat Minister Prasetyo Hadi told reporters the day after.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

“I have been a fan of Sally since I was a little kid,” the filmmaker says on a teleconference call alongside Ride’s longtime partner, Tam O’Shaughnessy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

On Monday the duo appeared in court via teleconference - the first time they've attended a hearing in years - to find out next steps in their bid for release.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024

The WHO said Chinese health officials on Thursday provided the data it requested during a teleconference.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2023

NASA's engineers debated the computer problem in a cross-country teleconference.

From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus

Last Monday, 28 years after their last courtroom appearance, the brothers teleconferenced into a hearing from prison, during which their aunt pleaded for their release.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024

He teleconferenced in to a California media event.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

The teleconferenced meetings were announced in news releases to the news media, who were able to call in and listen.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2020

Inside what they were calling “the Chelsea Manning room,” on the eve of Edward Snowden’s teleconferenced keynote from his forced asylum in Russia, Nowosielski began his speech with the words, “World, meet Alfreda Bikowsky.”

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2018

He got Mrs. Vitale onto her feet, examined her, took her vital signs, called her daughter and teleconferenced with a doctor.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2016

But for me, it’s been an immense comfort to go into video chats knowing that a stuffy corporate teleconferencing utility that’s worth billions of dollars has inadvertently armed me with a superpower.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2022

In April, the White House said Musk was invited to a discussion about electric cars and charging stations and did make an appearance by teleconferencing.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2022

More than two decades before companies like Skype helped make two-way video calls part of everyday life, Jenkins had improvised his own teleconferencing system and used it to make art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2022

It’s also a great teleconferencing device thanks to its far-field studio microphones and 5MP front-facing camera.

From The Verge ● Mar. 17, 2022

On one end was a massive wall-size screen and overhead there were cameras in the ceiling for teleconferencing.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com