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Definition: Meaning of, conference in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒnf(ə)r(ə)ns /

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conference conferences
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  1. a large formal meeting where a lot of people discuss important matters such as business, politics, or science, especially for several days
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  2. a private meeting for a few people to have formal discussions
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  3. American English a group of teams that play against each other to see who is the best
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  • American Conference, the
    1. a group of football teams in the US that play against one another. There is another group of teams called the NATIONAL CONFERENCE, and the best team from that group plays the best team from the American Conference in the SUPER BOWL, which is the most important game of the year
  • Eastern Conference, the
    1. a group of professional BASKETBALL teams from the eastern part of the US, which play against one another. Together with the WESTERN CONFERENCE, a similar group from the western US, these teams form the NBA (= National Basketball Association) .
  • Lambeth Conference, the
    1. a formal meeting of all the BISHOP s (= high-ranking priests) of the CHURCH OF ENGLAND from all over the world, which takes place every 10 years
  • National Conference, the
    1. a group of AMERICAN FOOTBALL teams in the US that play against one another. There is another group of teams called the AMERICAN CONFERENCE, and the best team from that group plays the best team from the National Conference in the SUPER BOWL, the most important football game of the year
  • Potsdam Conference (noun)
    1. a conference held in Potsdam in the summer of 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for the administration of Germany and Poland after World War II ended
  • Western Conference, the
    1. a group of professional BASKETBALL teams from the western part of the US, which play against one another. Together with the EASTERN CONFERENCE, a similar group from the eastern US, these teams form the NBA .
  • Yalta Conference (noun)
    1. a conference held in Yalta in February 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill planned the final stages of World War II and agreed to the territorial division of Europe
  • conference call (noun)
    1. a telephone call in which several people in different places can all talk to each other
  • conference center (noun)
    1. a center where conferences can be conducted
  • conference centre (noun)
    1. a centre where conferences can be conducted
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