What does conference mean?
Definitions for conference
ˈkɒn fər əns, -frənscon·fer·ence
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word conference.
Princeton's WordNet
conferencenoun
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
league, conferencenoun
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
conference, group discussionnoun
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
Wiktionary
conferencenoun
A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
conferencenoun
A formalized event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
conferencenoun
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.
conferencenoun
A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Conferencenoun
Etymology: conference, French.
I shall grow skilful in country matters, if I have often conference with your servant. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
Sometime they deliver it, whom privately zeal and piety moveth to be instructors of others by conference; sometime of them it is taught, whom the church hath called to the publick, either reading thereof, or interpreting. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 22.
What passion hangs these weights upon my tongue!
I cannot speak to her; yet she urg’d conference. William Shakespeare.Our diligence must search out all helps and furtherances, which scriptures, councils, laws, and the mutual conference of all men’s collections and observations may afford. Richard Hooker.
The conference of these two places, containing so excellent a piece of learning as this, expressed by so worthy a wit as Marcus Tullius Cicero’s was, must needs bring on pleasure to him that maketh true account of learning. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.
Webster Dictionary
Conferencenoun
the act of comparing two or more things together; comparison
Conferencenoun
the act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views
Conferencenoun
a meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions
Conferencenoun
a meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them
Conferencenoun
a stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters
Conferencenoun
a voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are
Etymology: [F. confrence. See Confer.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Conference
a stated meeting of Wesleyan ministers for the transaction of the business of their Church.
Editors Contribution
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
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
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conference' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1023
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conference' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1087
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conference' in Nouns Frequency: #391
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conference in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conference in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of conference in a Sentence
When there's a big conference, hotel rooms become fully booked. We're seeing a construction rush of high-rise buildings with plans to build some new hotels, there's a shortage of construction workers, security guards and truck drivers. In some sectors, we're seeing wages rise.
We need to win the vote in the public first. … I didn't wake up and say, ‘Yeah, this was going to be cool.’ this new process will ensure House Republicans have a strong, unified team to lead our conference and focus on the American people’s priorities.
They’ve having a big conference next week, and my guess is that at that point, you’re gonna be able to see sort of a countdown to an announcement in the not too distant future.
This is not a contest about who can do better in front of a press conference or try to embarrass each other. It's about making The President very clear what the conditions are to get a better relationship are with Russia.
There is no question that the President's 15 minutes at a press conference can do more damage than it takes us months to overcome. I would say the first step we should take would be to pass this tariff legislation.
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- konferensieAfrikaans
- مؤتمر, مُؤْتَمَرArabic
- конгрес, конференцияBulgarian
- konferenceCzech
- konferenceDanish
- KonferenzGerman
- συνέδριο, συνδιάσκεψη, σύσκεψηGreek
- konferencoEsperanto
- conferenciaSpanish
- کنفرانسPersian
- konferenssiFinnish
- ráðstevnaFaroese
- conférenceFrench
- comhdháilIrish
- còmhdhailScottish Gaelic
- co-whaiylManx
- כֶּנֶס, ועידה, התוועדותHebrew
- konferenciaHungarian
- 会議Japanese
- კონფერენციაGeorgian
- សន្និសីទKhmer
- 회의, 會議Korean
- کۆنفرانسKurdish
- colloquiumLatin
- ກອງປະຊຸມLao
- conferentieDutch
- konferencjaPolish
- conferênciaPortuguese
- конференцияRussian
- konferèncija, sednica, sjȅdnicaSerbo-Croatian
- sebokaSouthern Sotho
- konferensSwedish
- การประชุมThai
- konuştay, konferansTurkish
- کانفرنسUrdu
- hội nghị, 會議Vietnamese
- 会议Chinese
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