conferee

noun

con·​fer·​ee ˌkän-fə-ˈrē 

: one taking part in a conference

Examples of conferee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In each case, the Democratic House conferee was removed. — Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026

As with rest of the country, that jolt to the conferees was compounded by the subsequent shooting in Dayton, Ohio, that killed nine and injured 27. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2019

Bohacek, the Senate Republican conferee, did not respond to request for comment. — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2021

Texas House conferees have signed the conference committee report and are waiting for their Senate counterparts to sign the largest property tax cut in American history. — Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 29 May 2023

Word History

Etymology

confer + -ee entry 1

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for conferee

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Kids Definition

conferee

noun

con·​fer·​ee ˌkän-fə-ˈrē 

: one taking part in a conference

Legal Definition

conferee

noun

con·​fer·​ee ˌkän-fə-ˈrē 

: a member of Congress appointed to serve on a conference committee

called also manager