conference
noun [C] /ˈkɒn.fər.əns/
/ˈkɑːn.fɚ-/ Definition
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?Official meetingsMeeting people be in conference formal › to be in a meeting: Ms O'Neill isn't available at present. She's in conference.Official meetingsMeeting people
(Definition of conference noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- AGM noun
- annual general meeting noun
- assembly noun (MEETING)
- assizes noun
- caucus noun
- congress noun
- convention noun (MEETING)
- council of war noun
- inquorate adjective
- plenary noun
- powwow noun
- quorate adjective
- quorum noun
- round-table adjective
- sitting noun (MEETING)
- speaking engagement noun
- summit noun (MEETING)
- teleconference noun
- the order of the day idiom
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