conference

US /ˈkɑnfərəns, -frəns/

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UK /ˈkɒnfərəns/

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Series of lectures held as an event

There is a conference on management next week

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)An association of US sports teams

This conference has ten teams

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A formal meeting for consultations, discussion, or exchange of information.

She presented her research at an international conference on climate change.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A group of sports teams that play each other regularly.

Our university is part of a competitive athletic conference.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A telephone call by which several people in different locations can speak to each other at the same time.

Let's set up a conference call to discuss the project details.

v.i.Intransitive VerbTo hold a discussion; consult.

The manager will conference with the team to discuss the new strategy.

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Church, S. and Harvey, R. Medieval knighthood V: papers from the sixth Strawberry Hill Conference
Church, S. and Harvey, R. Medieval knighthood V: papers from the sixth Strawberry Hill Conference

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In 1972, at a potato conference, Pillsbury said that Burger King was a major user of frozen french fries.
In 1972, at a potato conference, Pillsbury said that Burger King was a major user of frozen french fries.

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The New York Post recently ran an article about Warren Buffett's wife who was supposedly overheard complaining about how expensive a $4 cup of coffee was at the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference,
The New York Post recently ran an article about Warren Buffett's wife who was supposedly overheard complaining about how expensive a $4 cup of coffee was at the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference,
Nobody at this conference would have passed along this kind of personal conversation to the press.
Nobody at this conference would have passed along this kind of personal conversation to the press.

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And there's a system for reserving a desk on the days you come to work or a conference room.
And there's a system for reserving a desk on the days you come to work or a conference room.

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