Thesaurus results for CONFERENCE

conference

noun

ˈkän-f(ə-)rən(t)s

Definition of conference

as in assembly

a body of people come together in one place the conference voted to conclude that day's meeting and to resume discussions the next morning

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as in symposium

a meeting featuring a group discussion a conference on the need for international cooperation in combating emerging viruses

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as in discussion

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue a parent-teacher conference to discuss a student having trouble in school

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Recent Examples of conference His original firearm case has gone through several settlement conferences, most recently in July, according to Sacramento Superior Court records. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 However, on the other side of the ball, the Panthers have been more than just the best defense in their conference. — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Chancery Court Judge I’Ashea Myles scheduled a Wednesday morning status conference in the case. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 McCarthy does take some liberties by occasionally stepping away from the conference sessions to show us the participants in a more relaxed mode, speaking off the cuff, sometimes even arguing in more direct fashion. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conference

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Noun

Expanding final assembly facilities must therefore be matched by reliable deliveries from suppliers and sufficient skilled labour across the wider production network.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Cantelmo said the moratorium is not intended to be applied in a way that would infringe on any student's right to exercise freedom of religion, speech or peaceful assembly.

— Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of assembly

Noun

For The Times) UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk’s statement to distance the university from a law school symposium on 9/11 has promoted growing faculty backlash over academic freedom.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Those reading the tea leaves even focused on how Warsh kicked off his speech at the economic policy symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

— Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of symposium

Noun

It could be put on the Faculty Senate's agenda for discussion as soon as next week, several professors said in interviews.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Jackson used a portion of his rebuttal to try and refocus the discussion on Collins.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of discussion

Noun

At the first all-crew meeting, Kerry warns everyone to stay vigilant.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
The program offers discussions of financing and distribution, opportunities to present unfinished work and pitch projects, and meetings with industry representatives.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

In lectures and seminars, his cleft palate caused his voice to be muted and his pronunciation at times unclear.

— Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Some 20 years ago, Mary-Claire King was asked to hold a seminar at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of seminar

Noun

If a recurring problem cannot be resolved simply by adjusting sprinkler heads, consultation with qualified irrigation or landscaping professionals may help identify and implement a permanent solution.

— Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Courtesy of Heineken, 2026 Caton declined to say how many European jobs will go, citing ongoing consultation with staff and the European Works Council.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of consultation

Noun

But the assemblage of talent, including director Larry Charles, is quite remarkable.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
For decades, the Smithsonian Institution, which draws some 15 million visitors every year to its assemblage of 21 museums — bounty that has no real global peer — has managed to stay mostly above the political fray.

— Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

Zhang Yimou presides over a panel that also includes Bi Gan, Kei Ishikawa, July Jung, Vietnamese producer Tran Thi Bich Ngoc and Kazakh actor Samal Yeslyamova.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Officers found Blanco hiding in the basement of a nearby home and recovered a knife from a panel box, police said.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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