- conference
- I(Roget's IV) n.1. [A meeting for discussion]Syn. convention, colloquium, parley, interchange; see gathering .2. [A consultation]Syn. interview, appointment, audience, conferring; see conversation , discussion 1 .3. [An association of athletic teams]Syn. league, circuit, ring; see organization 3 .II(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.talk, discussion, meeting, consultation, seminar, dialogue, *powwow, convention, *bull session, symposium. ''A gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.''—Fred Allen.III(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A meeting for the exchange of views: colloquium, discussion, parley, seminar. Informal: powwow. Slang: rap session. See MEET, WORDS. 2. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together: assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, meeting, muster, troop. Informal: get-together. See COLLECT. 3. A formal assemblage of the members of a group: assembly, congress, convention, convocation, meeting. See ASSEMBLE. 4. An exchanging of views: discussion, ventilation. Slang: rap3. See WORDS. 5. An exchange of views in an attempt to reach a decision: consultation, counsel, deliberation, parley. See WORDS. 6. A group of athletic teams that play each other: association, circuit, league, loop. See GROUP. 7. The act of conferring, as of an honor: accordance, bestowal, bestowment, conferment, conferral, grant, presentation. See GIVE.
English dictionary for students. 2013.