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
- a national or district governing body of the Methodist Church
- a national or district association of Mennonite or certain other Protestant churches
- a district governed or represented by a conference
- a national or regional association, as of colleges or their athletic teams
- a conferral; bestowal
Origin:
Fr conférence < ML conferentia < L conferens, prp. of conferre: see confer
intransitive verb conferenced, conferencing
- to participate in or hold a conference
- to confer, usually over some distance, by means of an electronic communications system or computer network