videoconference
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of videoconference
First recorded in 1970–75; video + conference
Example Sentences
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New recruits sign up to a strict internal code of conduct, their swearing-in ceremonies sometimes conducted by videoconference.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Starmer will attend the Paris event in person, while most other countries will join via videoconference.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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
Modi and Macron will also inaugurate on Tuesday India's first helicopter final assembly line via videoconference from Mumbai, a joint venture between India's Tata Group and Airbus.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 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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