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conference

conference con‧fe‧rence [ˈkɒnfrəns ǁ ˈkɑːn-] noun [countable]

1. a large formal meeting, usually lasting a day or several days, where people discuss things in order to exchange information or to come to an agreement:

• a sales conference

2. a private and formal meeting involving a small number of people:

conference with

• After a brief conference with ministers, the Prime Minister left for Germany.

• I'm afraid the CEO is in conference and will not be able to see you today.

ˈpress ˌconference also ˈpress ˌbriefing

a meeting at which someone makes an official statement to the people who write for the newspapers, radio, or television:

• a high-security press conference

teleconference TELECOMMUNICATIONS

a meeting in which people in different places can talk to each other using video S or computers, so that each person can see and speak to all the others:

• I have arranged a teleconference with the export sales team.

— teleconferencing noun [uncountable] :

• We are increasingly making use of teleconferencing.

• a teleconferencing system

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conference UK US /ˈkɒnf^ər^əns/ noun [C] MEETINGS

► an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there are a lot of talks and meetings about a particular subject: »a conference centre/hall
hold/organize a conference (on sth) »The institute will be holding a conference on higher education and economic growth next spring.
attend/go to/speak at a conference »Most of the department attended the Mobile World conference in Barcelona.
»He was the keynote speaker at a conference in Frankfurt.
conference delegate/participant »Conference delegates will receive a discount on the price of their hotel rooms.

► a private and formal meeting between a small number of people: »After a short conference with his advisers, he announced his decision to resign.
»a conference room

● be in conference — Cf. be in conference

Financial and business terms. 2012.