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noun
1.
a meeting for consultation or discussion: a conference between a student and his adviser.
2.
the act of conferring or consulting together; consultation, especially on an important or serious matter.
3.
Government. a meeting, as of various committees, to settle disagreements between the two branches of the legislature.
4.
an association of athletic teams; league: an intercollegiate conference.
5.
Ecclesiastical.
a.
an official assembly of clergy or of clergy and laity, customary in many Christian denominations.
b.
a group of churches whose representatives regularly meet in such an assembly.
verb (used without object)
6.
to hold or participate in a conference or series of conferences.
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Related forms
pre·con·fer·ence, noun
sub·con·fer·ence, noun
sub·con·fer·en·tial, adjective
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conference
1550s, "act of conferring," from Fr. conférence (16c.), from M.L. conferentia, from conferre (see confer). Meaning "formal meeting for consultation" is from 1580s.
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