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conference table

conference table

11 2.5
A large table where people sit for meetings in an office or boardroom
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒnfərəns ˈteɪbəl/
: mesa de reuniones
  • Wetherall drained his glass, set it back on the conference table, and glanced at his datacuff.

Neither power wants to fight Israel, so both prod Egypt toward the conference table.

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Examples

  • We were all sitting around a conference table, waiting for Stasselova.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The entire staff of about 15 writers and editors gathered around a conference table, with Lal at the head, chain-smoking.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We go to the conference table with an open mind, do we not?

    Lion Of The Desert (1981)

  • I walked into the conference room and saw my boss and someone from HR sitting on the other side of the conference table.

    The Minimalists: Less Is Now (2021)

  • When I arrived, I found a T-shaped conference table in the center of a large room.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The expanded group adjourned to the large conference table housed in one corner of Gamble's mammoth office.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The managers gathered around the conference table to discuss the new project proposals.

  • During the meeting, everyone focused on the agenda laid out on the conference table.

  • She took a seat at the conference table before the big presentation began.

Synonyms

council table
vsconference table
1 4.4

A large table that council members sit around during meetings

is used in office meetings more generally rather than only formal sessions
council board
vsconference table
3.6

A table where council or committee members sit during a meeting

is broader, used across offices and group meetings beyond internal committees

How Big

banquet
  • Formal
114 3.9
conference table
11 2.5
dining table
12 1.0

Surface Forms

conference table singular
conference tables plural

Morphology

conference + table

The meaning is directly compositional: 'conference' (a planned meeting) combined with 'table' (a flat piece of furniture) yields a table used for meetings. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately inferable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

The phrase conference table is literally a table for a conference, a gathering where people come together to talk and make decisions. That's why it means 'a large table used for meetings'.