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conference

/ˈkɑn.f(ə.)ɹəns/noun3 syllables

Conference means: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.

Synonyms for conference2

noun, as in an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

noun, as in a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

group discussion

What does conference mean?3

noun

1

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

2

a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

3

a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Conference in a sentence

  • If he should arrive later, you may start the conference without him.sacredceltic
  • Reading makes a full person; conference, a quick-thinking person; writing, an exact person.halfb1t
  • You saw your former employer at a conference, didn't you?Amastan
  • Since the teacher's at a conference, let's play truant.mccarras
  • This is a conference room, not a waiting room.CK
  • On the eve of the conference, the prevailing mood was one of scepticism.sundown
  • Before the conference, he conferred with his colleagues.ddnktr
  • To address the public outcry, the president held a press conference.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of conference

as a noun

plural
conferences