conference
∞
3.0
- noun
- /ˈkɒnfərəns/
- Formal
- We organized a conference to discuss the impacts of climate change on our community.
- attend conferences
- hold a conference
- organize a conference
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- Don't talk about Lenin at the banking conference if you want clout.
- The timing of this conference is unbelievably good.
- Please enter a conference ID and press hash.
- You know, these writing conferences are a great example.
- And we're going to do our very first smart conference ever here in Nashville.
- So SOHNSOHN also the name of a great finance conference unrelated.
Examples
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Yes, I attended the conference two months ago.
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In August 2012, I traveled to Amsterdam for a conference about queer archives and collections.
Academic text (2012) -
I hope you guys enjoy the rest of the conference and thanks again.
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We can meet in the conference room to talk business.
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The mayor will be holding a press conference at City Hall in just a moment.
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Over 500 women attended the First Grace Hopper Conference in India in December 2010.
Academic text (2012) -
This is the number one entrepreneurship conference on planet Earth.
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All instruction and assessments took place in a small conference room located in the school attendance office.
Academic text (2015) -
And they presented this work at a conference in Leyden in the Netherlands.
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The keynote speaker at the conference shared innovative ideas about technology in education.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social
∞
2.9
A group of people who meet to discuss and make decisions about a town or organization
916
3.4
A large meeting where people with the same job or interest gather
434
2.3
Official discussions between groups to reach an agreement
418
3.1
A meeting where a famous person answers questions from reporters
396
4.4
A meeting where country leaders come together to discuss important issues
262
3.7
A meeting where someone gives instructions and information before a task
248
2.5
A group of people who meet for a common purpose
197
3.7
A small class where people discuss a topic with a teacher
190
3.2
An event where reporters ask politicians, celebrities, or organizations questions and get official answers
163
1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
71
3.0
A phone call where more than two people talk, usually for work
63
2.6
A meeting where people in a town discuss and decide local issues
46
7.3
A meeting where experts give talks about a topic
45
2.5
A meeting of people who run a company to discuss and decide important matters
30
2.2
A formal gathering where people talk about work or company matters
29
3.4
A meeting where local people ask officials questions and discuss community issues
28
3.2
A formal meeting of people who discuss and decide important things
17
3.7
A discussion by a small group of experts in front of an audience
16
3.8
A meeting where country leaders discuss important problems
7
2.0
A conversation among several people about one topic to share ideas or make a decision
6
8.1
A discussion between enemies to try to reach an agreement or peace
5
2.2
A planned time when several people come together to talk about something
3
8.1
An academic meeting where people present and discuss research
2
7.3
A meeting where people choose the topics and lead sessions
1
3.7
A meeting where people at the same level discuss a subject together
1
7.8
A formal meeting where members discuss and vote on issues
A meeting of people to discuss and decide important matters
Compounds
- Literature
418
3.1
A meeting where a famous person answers questions from reporters
- Literature
190
3.2
An event where reporters ask politicians, celebrities, or organizations questions and get official answers
1
6.7
A 1945 meeting in Yalta where US, UK, and Soviet leaders planned Europe's post-war borders
1
5.8
A 1945 meeting in Potsdam where leaders decided how to run Germany and Poland after the war
- Formal
1
7.4
A meeting before a trial where a judge and lawyers discuss and plan the case
- Literature
1
8.1
Announcing scientific results to the public before other scientists check them
How Formal
- Formal
396
4.4
- Formal
28
3.2
916
3.4
- Formal
∞
3.0
∞
1.0
163
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word conference comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and ferre 'to bring'. So a conference is a meeting that 'brings people together' to talk and share information.