Definitions for Conference
ˈkɒn fər əns, -frənsCon·fer·ence

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conference(noun)

   a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

2. league, conference(noun)

   an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

3. conference, group discussion(noun)

   a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. conference(Noun)

   A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.

2. conference(Noun)

   A formalized event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.

3. conference(Noun)

   An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue -- like a new product, market trend or government regulation -- with a range of speakers.

4. conference(Noun)

   A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Conference(noun)

   the act of comparing two or more things together; comparison

   Etymology: [F. confrence. See Confer.]

2. Conference(noun)

   the act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views

   Etymology: [F. confrence. See Confer.]

3. Conference(noun)

   a meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions

   Etymology: [F. confrence. See Confer.]

4. Conference(noun)

   a meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them

   Etymology: [F. confrence. See Confer.]

5. Conference(noun)

   a stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters

   Etymology: [F. confrence. See Confer.]

6. Conference(noun)

   a voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are

   Etymology: [F. confrence. See Confer.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Conference

   a stated meeting of Wesleyan ministers for the transaction of the business of their Church.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conference

   A gathering of people for a specific purpose at a venue.

   The conference center was open, spacious and airy and the feeling was of unity of purpose.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 1, 2020  

2. conference

   A type of meeting with an accurate and specific purpose, agenda for discussion, to share data, information, facts, research and statistics, knowledge, views and feedback, to create an agreement, agree and create action points and solutions if appropriate.

   The new pattern is public conferences where local unity government use this as a tool to communicate and discuss local unity government and community plans and pathways to develop, evolve or change.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 3, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Conference' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1023

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Conference' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1087

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Conference' in Nouns Frequency: #391

How to pronounce Conference?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Conference in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Conference in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Conference in a Sentence

1. Ben Wallace:

   I don't think our intelligence services have any spare capacity to spend time spying on our friends and allies, you know, if you want to know what's going on in American politics, switch on Fox News, go to a press conference, and you can find out what's going on.

2. Fred Allen:

   The vice-president of an advertising agency is a bit of executive fungus that forms on a desk that has been exposed to conference.

3. President Trump:

   I'll be honest as a citizen : I'm concerned about the president's state of mind. He did not look well to me in that press conference, he was not speaking logically or rationally. It sounded as if he was making stuff up, saying China told me nobody's ever talked to us, saying,' Oh, I talked to Justin Trudeau and can't believe Justin Trudeau was getting away with so much trade stuff.'.

4. Donald Trump:

   He has the news conference all the time when he’s eating. I have never seen a human being eat in such a disgusting fashion, i’m always telling my young son, Barron, always with my kids, all of them, I’d say ‘children, small little bites.’.

5. Brett Hundley:

   I was on a Balchem conference call a few weeks ago and we asked the company if they were considering getting into cannabis, and the CEO talked about how we've been supplying minerals to grow houses, i literally watched the stock jump 2% from the time I asked the question to the time he answered it. Anything associated with cannabis today is getting an increase in market value.

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