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.

verb (used without object)

teleconferenced, teleconferencing 

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

In 2019, the city-state fined a Singaporean activist for holding an online forum several years prior that featured prominent activist Joshua Wong speaking in a teleconference call.

From BBC

“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

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

On 20 April after an international teleconference headed by the CAA, it was agreed that 2 milligrams of ash per cubic metre of air was an acceptable safe ash concentration.

From BBC

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