conferencenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒn.fər.əns/us/ˈkɑːn.fɚ.əns/B1 an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are discussed formally:
a conference on women's rights
They frequently hold conferences at that hotel.
I'm speaking at/attending a conference next week.
Should I book the conference room for the meeting?
be in conference formal
to be in a meeting:
Ms O'Neill isn't available at the moment. She's in conference.
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- He's giving a paper on thermodynamics at a conference at Manchester University.
- A group of four teachers were delegated to represent the school at the union conference.
- An international medical conference was established for the interchange of new ideas and approaches.
- She called a news conference to give her side of the story.
- The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and business meetings.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Official meetings
- annual general meeting
- assembly
- assizes
- caucus
- congress
- convention
- convocation
- council of war
- extraordinary
- order
- plenary
- plenum
- powwow
- quorate
- quorum
- round-table
- secretary
- session
- speaking engagement
- summit
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