conferee
- noun
- /ˌkɒnfəˈriː/
- Formal
- When the reading ended, the conferees looked at each other and nodded.
- fellow conferee
Examples
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Conferees spent three days finding new ways to use the knowledge we as a species have achieved.
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Leaving the talks behind, conferees sometimes took their breaks on the boardwalks set among the sand dunes.
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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.
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Monday evening, other buses left the hotel carrying 120 conferees to the Mississippi River Boat Dinner Cruise.
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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.
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The final declaration of the conferees reflects the general mood of the area, especially among the Islamists and old-guard nationalists.
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The CFE conferees have discussed affixing irremovable identifying tags to aircraft.
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During the annual conference, each conferee presented their research findings to the group.
Synonyms
A person chosen to represent a group at a meeting or conference
A person who goes to and takes part in an event
A person who is present at a meeting or event
A person who speaks for or against an idea in a public discussion
A person who is asked to come to an event as a guest
A person who is at a meeting or lecture and listens
A person who gives feedback on presentations at a conference
A person who goes to a convention, like a conference for people with the same job
A person who speaks or joins a discussion at a formal meeting
A person who discusses ideas with others in formal meetings
A person invited to attend a meeting
How Involved
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.