conference
noun
, -fərn(t)s, for sense 2 usually kən-ˈfər-ən(t)s\
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: bestowal, conferment
the conference of academic degrees
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assemblage, assembly, congregation, convocation, gathering, ingathering, meeting, muster
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On March 8, informative conferences, lively rallies, and powerful art exhibits occur in honor of women. — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, "Why International Women's Day Is Celebrated on March 8," 28 Feb. 2019 Also involved are two officials from the U.S. conference, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez and Monsignor Brian Bransfield, according to a Vatican statement. — Fox News, "FOX NEWS FIRST: 'Monster' Florence could bring historic flooding; McConnell warns GOP faces midterm 'knife fight'," 12 Sep. 2018 The central room of the lounge features a soaring ceiling, while a pair of rooms off to the side open up the space for cocktail parties and conferences, with access to a terrace as well. — Alex Bazeley, Curbed, "Futuristic lounge is clad head to toe in pink marble," 26 July 2018 For the 43rd time on Saturday night, the New England Revolution will take on the visiting LA Galaxy in a renewal one of Major League Soccer’s oldest cross-conference rivalries. — Dan Shulman, BostonGlobe.com, "Galaxy of stars await Revolution," 14 July 2018 Mizzou, which first announced this series with the Utes in June 2017, has not yet released its full non-conference schedule for the upcoming season. — Aaron Reiss, kansascity, "Mizzou basketball’s home game against the Utah Utes has been rescheduled," 12 July 2018 Microsoft once rolled out new Windows 10 feature releases with splashy press conferences and lengthy sessions at its Build developer conference. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Windows 10's April 2019 Update should be as straightforward as its name," 25 Jan. 2019 The top two seeds in each conference get byes but the Colts and Texans have spent time looking better than any of those teams. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "The Two NFL Teams Nobody Wants to Play Are Playing Each Other," 5 Jan. 2019 The group operated in the shadows for two years until August, when Taha Karim, a researcher at security firm DarkMatter, profiled it at the Hack in the Box conference in Singapore. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Four months after its debut, sneaky Mac malware went undetected by AV providers," 21 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'conference.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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