Conference

n. discussion; meeting; convention

The term conference can be used to describe any meeting of people that "confer" about a certain topic.News conference, a media event in which newsmakers invite multiple journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questionsAcademic conference, in science and academia, a formalized event where researchers present their results in speeches, workshops or by other meansBusiness conference, an event organized to discuss a pressing issueConference call, in telecommunications, is referred to as a "multi-party call"Conference room, room where conferences are heldInternational conference, in politics, a multilateral diplomatic negotiation or a Party conferenceInternational Meridian Conference, 1884 meeting to determine the Prime Meridian of the worldconference (sports), a grouping of teams, typically based on geographyFootball Conference, an English football leagueSettlement conference, a meeting between opposing sides of a lawsuit at which the parties attempt to reach a resolution of their dispute without having to proceed to a trialIn Dutch, the word refers to a solo cabaret act, a type of stand-up comedy lasting one to two hours
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Noun
1. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
(hypernym) meeting
(hyponym) symposium
(member-meronym) conferee
(derivation) confer, confabulate, confab, consult
2. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
(synonym) league
(hypernym) association
(hyponym) major league, big league, majors
3. a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
(synonym) group discussion
(hypernym) discussion, give-and-take, word
(hyponym) bull session
(derivation) confer, confabulate, confab, consult

n. conference, convention; meeting

n. conference, lecture; discourse, disquisition