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conferee

conferee

5 7.2
A person who takes part in a conference or formal discussion
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒnfəˈriː/
  • Formal
translation icon : conferencista
  • When the reading ended, the conferees looked at each other and nodded.
  • fellow conferee

Examples

  • Conferees spent three days finding new ways to use the knowledge we as a species have achieved.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Leaving the talks behind, conferees sometimes took their breaks on the boardwalks set among the sand dunes.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Just as no convention is in a constant relationship to its program, no conferee is in a constant relation to the convention.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In relation to this call for greater international organization, the conferees also called for an end to the colonial system.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Monday evening, other buses left the hotel carrying 120 conferees to the Mississippi River Boat Dinner Cruise.

    Academic text (2004)
  • After three days of discussions, the conferees adopted a set of action proposals and signed an Environmental Declaration of Interdependence.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The conferees included Chinese dissidents of various ages and backgrounds: political organizers, students, and intellectuals.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The final declaration of the conferees reflects the general mood of the area, especially among the Islamists and old-guard nationalists.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The CFE conferees have discussed affixing irremovable identifying tags to aircraft.

    Academic text (1991)
  • During the annual conference, each conferee presented their research findings to the group.

Synonyms

delegate
vsconferee
572 4.1

A person chosen to represent a group at a meeting or conference

is a conference participant who may not represent a group
attendee
vsconferee
68 3.0

A person who goes to and takes part in an event

is someone who takes part specifically in a conference or formal discussion
attendant
vsconferee
32 3.2

A person who is present at a meeting or event

is a person who takes part in a conference rather than merely being present
debater
vsconferee
23 3.7

A person who speaks for or against an idea in a public discussion

is a conference participant who may not be engaged in formal arguing
invitee
vsconferee
3 3.3

A person who is asked to come to an event as a guest

is a participant in a conference who is expected to join discussions
attender
vsconferee
2 3.1

A person who is at a meeting or lecture and listens

is a participant actively involved in conference discussion not just listening
discussant
vsconferee
  • Jargon
1 8.0

A person who gives feedback on presentations at a conference

is a general participant in a conference rather than a designated panel speaker
conventioneer
vsconferee
1 7.6

A person who goes to a convention, like a conference for people with the same job

is anyone taking part in a conference and not only at conventions
symposiast
vsconferee
9.9

A person who speaks or joins a discussion at a formal meeting

is a conference participant in general, not focused on giving talks
conferrer
vsconferee
  • Formal
7.8

A person who discusses ideas with others in formal meetings

is a participant at a conference without special emphasis on consulting others
convocant
vsconferee
  • Formal
9.9

A person invited to attend a meeting

is someone who takes part in a conference rather than only being called

How Involved

chairperson
15 3.5
delegate
572 4.1
conferee
  • Formal
5 7.2
attendee
68 3.0
observer
305 2.8

Surface Forms

conferee singular
conferees plural

Morphology

conferee = confer (transparent) = confer + ee

Formed by the verb 'confer' (sense 'to discuss/hold a conference') + the productive suffix '-ee' meaning an attendee or participant; meaning is derivable by learners.

Etymology

Conferee comes from a Latin idea meaning 'to bring together' and is related to conference and confer, which are about meeting and talking. So a conferee is someone who takes part in a meeting or formal discussion.