conference

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Synonyms: conferrence, confrence, convergence, confluence, confidence, coherence, inference, conferee, concedence, coinherence, coreference

Antonyms: conferrence, confrence, convergence, confluence, confidence, coherence, inference, conferee, concedence, coinherence, coreference

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Noun

The act of [[consult]]ing together [[formally]]; [[serious]] [[conversation]] or [[discussion]]; [[interchange]] of [[view]]s.
{{lb|en|obsolete}} The act of [[compare|comparing]] two or more things together; [[comparison]].
{{lb|en|politics}} A [[multilateral]] [[diplomatic]] [[negotiation]].
{{lb|en|academia}} A formal [[event]] where scientists or other [[scholar]]s present their research results in [[speech]]es, [[workshop]]s, [[poster]]s or by other means.
{{lb|en|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.
{{lb|en|sports}} A group of [[sports]] [[team]]s that play each other on a regular basis.
{{lb|en|Philippines|sports}} A [[constituent]] [[tournament]] of a sports league in a given season.
{{lb|en|Methodist Church}} A stated meeting of [[preacher]]s and others, [[invest]]ed with [[authority]] to take [[cognizance]] of [[ecclesiastical]] matters.
{{lb|en|Christianity}} A [[voluntary]] [[association]] of [[Congregational church]]es of a [[district]]; the district in which such churches are.
{{lb|en|chiefly|Christianity}} A [[talk]] or [[lecture]], {{lb|en|Catholicism}} especially when given as part of a [[retreat]].

{{lb|en|ambitransitive|education}} To [[assess]] (a student) by one-on-one [[conversation]], rather than an [[examination]].

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