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 Read more about what doctors are taking away from the AHA conference here. — Amanda Erickson, STAT, 10 Nov. 2026 Jordan will now be responsible for holding together a diminished GOP conference, countering the incoming Democratic majority and positioning Republicans to compete for control of the House again in 2028. — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026 Virginia State and Fayetteville State open the CIAA weekend on Friday in the conference’s inaugural Friday Night Blitz. — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Still, Johnson and others in his conference say Tuesday’s election is too soon. — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conference

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Noun

The statement by the assembly, which is a clerical body responsible for appointing and overseeing Iran's supreme leader, added to growing calls within Iran's political establishment to reconsider the country's longstanding nuclear policies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
Before a backdrop that included a duo of Apache and Blackhawk helicopters, both women during the early Thanksgiving visit on Thursday thanked an assembly of hundreds of soldiers and their families for their service to the nation.

— Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of assembly

Noun

Production paused in Season 1 when a mining symposium took over the town’s hotels.

— Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile at the Architectural Association’s campus on Bedford Square, the foundation, together with the architecture school and the Serpentine, held a two-day symposium in Hadid’s honor.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of symposium

Noun

Malik Willis’ injury and Kyle McCord’s move into the starting lineup dominated much of the discussion at Thursday’s weekly session with a handful of Dolphins assistant coaches.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
The discussions followed two days of negotiations involving Russian, Ukrainian and American representatives in Abu Dhabi.

— Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of discussion

Noun

This was the teams’ first meeting at T-Mobile Arena since Arizona beat UCLA in the 2023 Pac-12 tournament final for the second year in a row.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Witnesses and text messages introduced during trial placed Désir at meetings where the plot evolved from a plan to capture Moïse to killing him.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of meeting

Noun

Boden told The Hollywood Reporter, talking the day after his keynote speech at the annual Motion Picture Association (MPA) seminar at Tokyo International Film Festival.

— Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
The Proof Again, Huang began sending out e-mails—more than 40 in 2023—and gave a circuit of seminar talks.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of seminar

Noun

Marking its fourth consecutive year at AFM, the China Film Pavilion served as a central hub for cross-border deal-making and policy consultation.

— Partner Content, Variety, 13 Nov. 2026
In my view, mandatory public consultation before deploying such systems in a community would improve the legitimacy of the program and of the implementing government.

— TK Vinod Kumar, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of consultation

Noun

Winnicott saw his own childhood as one held together by an entire assemblage of women, among them his biological mother, two sisters, a governess, a nanny, and a house full of maids.

— Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
That kicked off his relationship with the brand, and his assemblage also includes a Spirit of Big Bang in black ceramic.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of assemblage

Noun

In August attorneys for the state argued in front of the appeals panel that Morales Howard demanded more than the Constitution requires and pushed back against her understanding of what information a termination notice is required to include.

— Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Made of large, rigid plastic panels, Hardig’s invention was designed to be weather- and insect-proof, simple to clean and maintain, and lightweight and easy to move.

— Sarah Kuta, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2026

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