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

Example Sentences

Dozens of world leaders were discussing how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a videoconference on Friday when a murmur went up among the presidents and prime ministers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

During a videoconference with reporters on Tuesday, Snead said the trade market this time of year is “probably more intense than at the trade deadline.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

They are also due to take part in a videoconference meeting with Kyiv's allies -- the so-called "Coalition of the Willing" which includes Britain, France and Germany.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

“It is necessary to deploy a single videoconference solution, controlled by the state, based on sovereign technologies,” Lecornu wrote in a note to government agencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 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