conference

A conference is a formal meeting or an association of athlete teams. (noun)

An example of a conference is a meeting between a parent and teacher to discuss a student's progress.
An example of a conference is a group of college basketball teams in the same division.

To conference means to hold or participate in a formal meeting. (verb)

An example of to conference is to hold a meeting with fellow educators in a local hotel.

See conference in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of conversing or consulting on a serious matter
a formal meeting of a number of people for discussion or consultation
a meeting of committees from both branches of a legislature to reconcile the differences between bills passed by both branches
1. a national or district governing body of the Methodist Church
2. a national or district association of Mennonite or certain other Protestant churches
3. a district governed or represented by a conference
a national or regional association, as of colleges or their athletic teams
a conferral; bestowal
also sp. conferrence

to participate in or hold a conference
to confer, usually over some distance, by means of an electronic communications system or computer network

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See conference in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(kŏnˈfər-əns, -frəns)

noun

a. A meeting for consultation or discussion.
b. An exchange of views.
c. A meeting of committees to settle differences between two legislative bodies.
An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches.
Sports An association of teams.
The act of conferring, as of an academic degree.

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