conference [kon -fer-uh ns, -fruh ns]
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See more synonyms for conference on Thesaurus.com a meeting for consultation or discussion: a conference between a student and his adviser. the act of conferring or consulting together; consultation, especially on an important or serious matter. Government a meeting, as of various committees, to settle disagreements between the two branches of the legislature. an association of athletic teams; league: an intercollegiate conference. Ecclesiastical an official assembly of clergy or of clergy and laity, customary in many Christian denominations. a group of churches whose representatives regularly meet in such an assembly. Show More
verb (used without object), con·fer·enced, con·fer·enc·ing. to hold or participate in a conference or series of conferences. Show More
Origin of conference From the
Medieval Latin word
conferentia, dating back to
1530–40. See
confer ,
-ence Related forms con·fer·en·tial [kon-fuh -ren -shuh l] /ˌkɒn fəˈrɛn ʃəl/ adjective pre·con·fer·ence , noun sub·con·fer·ence , noun sub·con·fer·en·tial , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for conference forum ,
discussion ,
consultation ,
seminar ,
interview ,
symposium ,
meeting ,
talk ,
organization ,
association ,
league ,
interchange ,
huddle ,
appointment ,
deliberation ,
congress ,
parley ,
chat ,
convocation ,
argument Examples from the Web for conference Contemporary Examples of conference After some animated debate at the conference , Lelaie declared, with some frustration, “If you push on the stick, you will fly.”
Boehner was unanimously selected by the conference as its official nominee for speaker in the coming Congress.
Just this year we sponsored the Reaching Out MBA Conference and in that conference I introduced my fiancé to everybody.
Certainly some of those attending the conference had experience walking that line in the past.
At a conference in London the following week, a senior retired U.S. Air Force commander pooh-poohed counterstealth efforts.
Historical Examples of conference “What we want is to administer a tonic to the Conference in Milan,” he said airily.
Long was the conference , and sleepless the couch, of Mr. and Mrs. Morton.
He had just left a conference of high officers, and he came upon a mission.
He managed the conference with his usual consummate dexterity.
She stopped in the roadway, as if to put an end to the conference .
British Dictionary definitions for conference a meeting for consultation, exchange of information, or discussion, esp one with a formal agenda a formal meeting of two or more states, political groups, etc, esp to discuss differences or formulate common policy 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 sport a league or division of clubs or teams rare an act of bestowal Show More
Derived Forms conferential (ˌkɒnfəˈrɛnʃəl ), adjective Word Origin for conference C16: from Medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferre to bring together; see confer
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Word Origin and History for conference n. 1550s, "act of conferring," from Middle French conférence (15c.), from Medieval Latin conferentia , from Latin conferens , present participle of conferre (see confer ). Meaning "formal meeting for consultation" is from 1580s.
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