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

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said the G7 meeting, to be held via videoconference, would include energy and finance ministers as well as central bank chiefs and the heads of other international agencies.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Regan’s plea agreement, filed on Friday, stated that after the Journal’s first article came out, he “held a videoconference with Yield salespeople” to dismiss concerns that “the product was too good to be true.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 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