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Webster 1913 Edition
Conference
1.
The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
[Obs.]
Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual
conference
of all men’s collections and observations may afford. Hocker.
2.
The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
Nor with such free and friendly
As he hath used of old.
conference
As he hath used of old.
Shakespeare
3.
A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.
4.
A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.
5.
(Methodist Church)
A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
6.
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
Conference meeting
, a meeting for conference. Specifically, a meeting conducted (usually) by laymen, for conference and prayer.
[U. S.]
– Conference room
, a room for conference and prayer, and for the pastor's less formal addresses.
[U. S.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Conference
CON'FERENCE
,Noun.
1.
The act of conversing on a serious subject; a discoursing between two or more, for the purpose of instruction, consultation, or deliberation; formal discourse; oral discussion.For they who seemed to be somewhat, in conference added nothing to me. Galatians 2.
The ministers had a conference at Ratisbon.
2.
A meeting for consultation, discussion or instruction.3.
Comparison; examination of things by comparison.The mutual conference of observations. The conference of different passages of scripture.
[This sense is, I believe, now obsolete.]
Definition 2024
Conference
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English
A legal conference taking place at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law
Noun
conference (plural conferences)
- The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
- Shakespeare
- Nor with such free and friendly conference / As he hath used of old.
- Shakespeare
- (politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
- (sciences) A formalized event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
- (business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
- (sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
- (obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
- Hooker
- helps and furtherances which […] the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford
- Hooker
- (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
- A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
Derived terms
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Translations
a meeting of people
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The Writing-Rich High School Classroom: Engaging Students in ...
Verb
conference (third-person singular simple present conferences, present participle conferencing, simple past and past participle conferenced)
- (transitive, education) To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
- 2009, Jennifer Berne, The Writing-Rich High School Classroom
- The students who were conferenced on paper 1 will get a written response to paper 2, and those who received a written response to paper 1 will be conferenced on paper 2.
- 2009, Jennifer Berne, The Writing-Rich High School Classroom