teleconference

[ tel-i-kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns ]

noun

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

verb (used without object)

, tel·e·con·fer·enced, tel·e·con·fer·enc·ing.

1. to participate in such a meeting or meetings.

teleconference

/ ˈtɛlɪˌkɒnfərəns /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of teleconference¹

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

Example Sentences

On January 10, 2020, the World Health Organization hosted a teleconference for teams of experts around the globe who were doing similar analyses, pulling together their own models of the disease and voicing the same concerns.

From Quanta Magazine

Speaking via teleconference Tuesday, officials declined to confirm that figure, saying that the total remained fluid pending video and other analysis.

From Washington Post

“Alex is still a little bit sore,” Rivera said in a teleconference following Thursday’s practice.

From Washington Post

The Congressional Oversight Commission will hold a separate teleconference with the Pentagon regarding the loans, but the agency does not want the transcript of that teleconference to be made public, Toomey said.

From Washington Post

The teleconference he was in,One break he took for some self-sin.

From Washington Post