conference (ˈkɒnfərəns
;-frəns)
Definitions
noun
- a meeting for consultation, exchange of information, or discussion, esp one with a formal agenda
- a formal meeting of two or more states, political groups, etc, esp to discuss differences or formulate common policy
- an assembly of the clergy or of clergy and laity of any of certain Protestant Christian Churches acting as representatives of their denomination ⇒
the Methodist conference
- sport a league or division of clubs or teams
- rare an act of bestowal
Alternative Forms
conferential (ˌkɒnfəˈrɛnʃəl) adjective Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferre to bring together; see conferSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
meeting,
congress,
discussion,
convention,
forum,
consultation,
seminar,
symposium,
hui,
convocation,
colloquium,
Translations
- British English:
conference
A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject....a conference on education.ˈkɒnfərəns; -frəns NOUN ...a conference on education.
- Spanish:
conferencia
nf
- French:
conférence
nf
- German:
Konferenz
nf
- Chinese: 会议 n
- Arabic: مُؤْتـَمَر n
- Portuguese: conferência nf
- Russian: конференция nf
- Croatian: konferencija nf
- Czech: konference nf
- Danish: konference nutr
- Dutch: conferentie nf
- Finnish: konferenssi n
- Greek: σύσκεψη nf
- Italian: conferenza nf
- Japanese: 会議 n
- Korean: 회의 n
- Norwegian: konferanse nm
- Polish: konferencja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: conferência nf
- European Spanish:
conferencia
nf
- Swedish: konferens nutr
- Thai: การสัมนา n
- Turkish: konferans n
- Vietnamese: hội nghị n
Usage examples
He led her to a small conference room on the third floor of the main building.
, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)Feeling despondent At a press conference , Kasparov admitted to feeling despondent following the loss.
New Scientist (2003)However, I did watch the AIB news conference , which was given wide coverage.
Irish Times (2002)Scott Schnell is vice-president of marketing for RSA Security, which organised the conference.
Glasgow Herald (2001)