conference

noun

/ˈkɒnfərəns/

/ˈkɑːnfərəns/

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a large official meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at which people with the same work or interests come together to discuss their views
- The hotel is used for exhibitions, conferences and social events.
- to host/organize a conference
- to speak at/address a conference
- The conference will be held in Glasgow.
- Delegates to the Labour Party's annual conference will be staying in the Grand Hotel.
- the national conference of the American Psychiatric Association
- at a conference We met at an international conference.
- The resolution will be debated at the party conference in Brighton.
- conference on something She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education.
- conference for somebody a conference for health professionals from around the world
- a conference room/centre
Wordfinder
- conference
- delegate
- exhibition
- name tag
- plenary
- register
- speaker
- talk
- venue
- workshop
Extra Examples
- The conference adopted a resolution on minority rights.
- The conference agreed to adopt a set of compromise proposals.
- The conference brought together historians working in a variety of fields.
- The conference featured a keynote address by one of our most eminent scientists.
- The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas.
- The party leader made a morale-boosting speech from the conference platform.
- a conference devoted to the topic of peace
- a conference entitled ‘Strategies for Epidemic Control’
- a conference examining cross-border cooperation
- a conference for catering managers
- a conference on economic aid
- an inter-governmental conference examining cross-border cooperation
- The meeting was held in a conference centre in Birmingham.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- international
- national
- regional
- …
… of conferences
- series
verb + conference
- attend
- go to
- hold
- …
conference + verb
- meet
- take place
- begin
- …
conference + noun
- centre/center
- facilities
- venue
- …
preposition
- at a/the conference
- in conference with
- conference about
- …
See full entry
a meeting at which people have formal discussions
- They agreed to convene a peace conference by mid-November.
- conference with somebody Her working day consists of conferences with foreign diplomats.
- in conference (with somebody) He was in conference with his lawyers all day.
- Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the conference table this week.
see also press conference
Extra Examples
- Management had a joint conference with the union.
- a conference between the warring parties
- He scheduled a conference for the following week to discuss what should happen next.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- international
- national
- regional
- …
… of conferences
- series
verb + conference
- attend
- go to
- hold
- …
conference + verb
- meet
- take place
- begin
- …
conference + noun
- centre/center
- facilities
- venue
- …
preposition
- at a/the conference
- in conference with
- conference about
- …
See full entry
(especially North American English) a group of sports teams that play against each other in a league
- Southeast Conference football champions

Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the general sense ‘conversation, talk’): from French conférence or medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferre ‘bring together’, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’.

单词	conference
释义	conference noun /ˈkɒnfərəns/ /ˈkɑːnfərəns/ jump to other results a large official meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at which people with the same work or interests come together to discuss their views The hotel is used for exhibitions, conferences and social events. to host/organize a conference to speak at/address a conference The conference will be held in Glasgow. Delegates to the Labour Party's annual conference will be staying in the Grand Hotel. the national conference of the American Psychiatric Association at a conference We met at an international conference. The resolution will be debated at the party conference in Brighton. conference on something She is attending a three-day conference on AIDS education. conference for somebody a conference for health professionals from around the world a conference room/centre Wordfinder conference delegate exhibition name tag plenary register speaker talk venue workshop Extra Examples The conference adopted a resolution on minority rights. The conference agreed to adopt a set of compromise proposals. The conference brought together historians working in a variety of fields. The conference featured a keynote address by one of our most eminent scientists. The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas. The party leader made a morale-boosting speech from the conference platform. a conference devoted to the topic of peace a conference entitled ‘Strategies for Epidemic Control’ a conference examining cross-border cooperation a conference for catering managers a conference on economic aid an inter-governmental conference examining cross-border cooperation The meeting was held in a conference centre in Birmingham. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective international national regional … … of conferences series verb + conference attend go to hold … conference + verb meet take place begin … conference + noun centre/center facilities venue … preposition at a/the conference in conference with conference about … See full entry a meeting at which people have formal discussions They agreed to convene a peace conference by mid-November. conference with somebody Her working day consists of conferences with foreign diplomats. in conference (with somebody) He was in conference with his lawyers all day. Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the conference table this week. see also press conference Extra Examples Management had a joint conference with the union. a conference between the warring parties He scheduled a conference for the following week to discuss what should happen next. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective international national regional … … of conferences series verb + conference attend go to hold … conference + verb meet take place begin … conference + noun centre/center facilities venue … preposition at a/the conference in conference with conference about … See full entry (especially North American English) a group of sports teams that play against each other in a league Southeast Conference football champions Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the general sense ‘conversation, talk’): from French conférence or medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferre ‘bring together’, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’.
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