videoconference

American  

[vid-ee-oh-kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns] / ˈvɪd i oʊˌkɒn fər əns, -frəns /

noun

1. a type of teleconference conducted among more than two participants who transmit and receive both audio and video data via computer, smartphone, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of videoconference

First recorded in 1970–75; video + conference

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

videoconference

“There’s no sense of panic,” safety Quentin Lake said during a videoconference, “but I think for us now there has to be a sense of urgency.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Talarico pointed out that he had participated in campaign events via videoconference while suffering from the flu and also attended a concert in Dallas during the time in question.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I’m not going to play the victim card,” McVay said during a videoconference with reporters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Speaking by videoconference to a gathering of pro-government Iranian students in London in 2012, Rezaei was asked how Iran would respond if it was attacked by Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

What was unusual, though, was that Portman sealed the deal via a videoconference with Maqbool Bin Ali Sultan, Oman’s minister of commerce and industry, who participated virtually from Muscat, the country’s capital.

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

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