teleconference
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of teleconference
First recorded in 1950–55; tele- 1 + conference
Example Sentences
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Oil executives from state-run oil companies in the Gulf attempted to express the gravity of the situation via teleconference, because they couldn’t attend in person as originally expected.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Both parties have been ordered to participate in a May 30 mediation teleconference to determine custody or visitation if the two fail to come up with a plan before then using online court tools.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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
On February 23rd, Xi teleconferenced with 170,000 local officials, describing the pandemic as the hardest public-health emergency to contain since the founding of the People's Republic.
From Salon ● May 3, 2020
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
“I was walking through the mess decks the other day and I could hear a baby crying because someone was teleconferencing with their infant that they haven’t even met yet,” Hill said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
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
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
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