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conference
/ˈkɑn.f(ə.)ɹəns/
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What does conference mean?
noun
- The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
- A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
- A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
More meanings (9)
noun
- An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
- A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
- A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
- A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
- A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
- A talk or lecture, (Catholicism) especially when given as part of a retreat.
- An autumn cultivar of the European pear Pyrus communis.
- (obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
verb
- To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
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IPA pronunciation
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A man of Megara, at some conference, taking freedom with him, "This language, my friend," said he, "should come from a city."
I had rather submit our industrial controversies to the conference table in advance than to a settlement table after conflict and suffering.
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The influence of the Conference, with its songs and seasons of prayer and high pressure of emotional excitement, was still strong upon him.
“Fanny,” cried Tom Bertram, from the other table, where the conference was eagerly carrying on, and the conversation incessant, “we want your services.”
If every delegate to the Peace Conference could be made to read it before the sessions begin, there will be no more wars.