conference

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.

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  • conference — con‧fe‧rence [ˈkɒnfrəns ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun [countable] 1. a large formal meeting, usually lasting a day or several days, where people discuss things in order to exchange information or to come to an agreement: • a sales conference 2. a private and… …   Financial and business terms

  • conference — Conference. s. f. v. La comparaison que l on fait de deux choses, pour voir en quoy elles conviennent, & en quoy elles different. Il se dit particulierement des choses qui sont marquées au premier sens du verbe. Conference des Ordonnances, des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • conférence — CONFÉRENCE. s. f. La comparaison que l on fait de deux choses, pour voir en quoi elles conviennent, et en quoi elles diffèrent. La conférence des Ordonnances, des Coutumes. Conférence des temps, etc. Conférence des textes. Conférence des passages …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Conference — Con fer*ence, n. [F. conf[ e]rence. See {Confer}.] 1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men s collections and observations may… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Conférence — ist im engeren Sinne die Bezeichnung für eine Ansage im Kabarett, in einer Revue oder im Varieté. Die Conférence reicht dabei von einer einfachen Ankündigung der nächsten Programm Nummer bis hin zur literarischen Plauderei oder einem satirischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • conference — con·fer·ence / kän frəns, fə rəns/ n 1: a meeting for consultation, deliberation, discussion, or interchange of opinions a conference on environmental law see also judicial conference, pretrial conference …   Law dictionary

  • conference — [kän′fər əns, kän′frəns; ] for n. 6 [ kən fʉr′əns] n. [Fr conférence < ML conferentia < L conferens, prp. of conferre: see CONFER] 1. the act of conversing or consulting on a serious matter 2. a formal meeting of a number of people for… …   English World dictionary

  • conference — 1550s, act of conferring, from M.Fr. conférence (15c.), from M.L. conferentia, from L. conferens, prp. of conferre (see CONFER (Cf. confer)). Meaning formal meeting for consultation is from 1580s …   Etymology dictionary

  • conference — [n1] convention, colloquium appointment, argument, chat, colloquy, confabulation, conferring, congress, consultation, conversation, convocation, deliberation, discussion, forum, gabfest*, groupthink*, huddle, interchange, interview, meeting,… …   New thesaurus

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