conference

noun
/ˈkɒn.f(ə.)ɹəns/

The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

Other meanings

A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.

Synonyms

group discussion

Related words

conferencee
conference room
conference table
news conference
press conference
Scoutmaster conference
teleconference
videoconference
conference call
conference interpreter
conference interpreting
conference matrix

Example sentences

“The conference is to be held next year.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The press conference turned out to be a non-event.”
Tatoeba · CM · CC0
“Will she attend the conference?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "cōnferēns".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “conference” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.