conference

(kŏn'fər-əns, -frəns)
n.

1. 1. A meeting for consultation or discussion.
   2. An exchange of views.
   3. A meeting of committees to settle differences between two legislative bodies.
2. An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches.
3. Sports. An association of teams.
4. The act of conferring, as of an academic degree.

[Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, cōnferent-, present participle of cōnferre, to bring together. See confer.]

conferential con'fer·en'tial (-fə-rĕn'shəl) adj.

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noun

1. A meeting for the exchange of views: colloquium, discussion, parley, seminar. Informal powwow. Slang rap session. See meet, words.
2. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together: assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, meeting, muster, troop. Informal get-together. See collect/distribute.
3. A formal assemblage of the members of a group: assembly, congress, convention, convocation, meeting. See assemble/disassemble.
4. An exchanging of views: discussion, ventilation. Slang rap. See words.
5. An exchange of views in an attempt to reach a decision: consultation, counsel, deliberation, parley. See words.
6. A group of athletic teams that play each other: association, circuit, league, loop. See group.
7. The act of conferring, as of an honor: accordance, bestowal, bestowment, conferment, conferral, grant, presentation. See give/take/reciprocity.

IN BRIEF: A meeting for discussion.

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• General Sports Terminology
• Baseball - conference: a manager or coach meets with his pitcher and catcher or infielders on the mound to discuss how to pitch to a hitter or defensive strategy

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - konference, møde, topmøde
v. intr. - drøftelse

idioms:

• conference call    telefonmøde

n. - årsmøde, sammenslutning

Nederlands (Dutch)
conferentie, beraadslaging, (jaar) vergadering, synode (van Methodistische kerk), commerciële/sport bond, (telefonische) vergadering

Français (French)
n. - réunion, discussion, conférence, (Pol) congrès, (US, Sport) groupe sportif inter universités, action de conférer à (qn) (un grade, un titre, etc)
v. intr. - prendre part à une conférence ou à une téléconférence

idioms:

• conference call    téléconférence, réunion-téléphone, conférence téléphonique à plusieurs sur plusieurs sites

n. - poire conférence

Deutsch (German)
n. - Konferenz, Besprechung
v. - an einer Konferenz teilnehmen

idioms:

• conference call    telefonische Konferenz

n. - Nachtischbirne

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύσκεψη, (συν)διάσκεψη, συνέδριο

idioms:

• conference call    τηλεφωνική συνδιάσκεψη, τηλεφωνική συνομιλία με περισσότερα του ενός άτομα

Italiano (Italian)
conferenza, convegno, assemblea, consultazione, deliberazione, consulto, colloquio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conferência (f), concessão (f)

idioms:

• press conference    entrevista (f) coletiva

Русский (Russian)
конференция, совещание

idioms:

• press conference    пресс-конференция

Español (Spanish)
n. - conferencia, congreso, consulta
v. intr. - acción de conferir

idioms:

• conference call    conferencia telefónica

n. - conferencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - konferens, sammanslutning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
公会, 会议, 会

会议, 协商会, 讨论会, 讨论

idioms:

• conference call    电话会议

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 公會, 會議, 會

n. - 會議, 協商會, 討論會
v. intr. - 討論

idioms:

• conference call    電話會議

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회담, 회의, 수여
v. intr. - 회의에 참여하다, 전화 회의에 참여하다

n. - 해운 동맹

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 相談, 会談, 会議, 競技連盟, 授与

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مؤتمر, اجتماع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ועידה, ישיבה, דיון, התייעצות‬
v. intr. - ‮נטל חלק בישיבה, בוועידה וכו'‬
n. - ‮סוג של אגס קשה המשמש לקינוח סעודה‬

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