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.
be in conference formal
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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.
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