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conference
noun
a
large
,
often
formal
meeting
where
people
with
shared
interests
come
together
to
give
talks
,
discuss
ideas
,
and
network
•
Hundreds
of
scientists
attended
the
annual
conference
on
climate
change
in
Geneva
.
Hundreds
of
scientists
attended
the
annual
conference
on
climate
change
in
Geneva
.
•
Our
company
paid
for
the
whole
team
to
fly
to
a
tech
conference
in
San
Francisco
.
Our
company
paid
for
the
whole
team
to
fly
to
a
tech
conference
in
San
Francisco
.
from
Latin
'conferentia'
meaning
'bringing
together'
,
from
'conferre'
–
to
bring
together
noun
a
small
or
private
meeting
where
people
discuss
a
particular
issue
or
make
a
decision
•
The
manager
called
a
quick
conference
with
the
designers
to
fix
the
last-minute
problem
.
The
manager
called
a
quick
conference
with
the
designers
to
fix
the
last-minute
problem
.
•
Before
issuing
the
statement
,
the
lawyer
requested
a
private
conference
with
her
client
.
Before
issuing
the
statement
,
the
lawyer
requested
a
private
conference
with
her
client
.
same
Latin
root
as
primary
sense
;
smaller
meetings
recorded
in
English
since
the
16th
century
noun
a
league
or
division
of
sports
teams
that
compete
mainly
among
themselves
during
a
season
•
The
Lakers
play
in
the
Western
Conference
of
the
NBA
.
The
Lakers
play
in
the
Western
Conference
of
the
NBA
.
•
Our
college
football
team
switched
to
a
new
conference
to
face
tougher
opponents
.
Our
college
football
team
switched
to
a
new
conference
to
face
tougher
opponents
.
sports
sense
developed
in
late
19th-century
America
when
colleges
formed
‘
conferences
’
to
regulate
competition
