Conference : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Conference	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Conference
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conference n a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members Synonym(s): league, conference a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic Synonym(s): conference, group discussion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conference \Con"ference\, n. [F. conf[82]rence. See {Confer}.] 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 conference As he hath used of old. --Shak. 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.]