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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conference \Con"fer*ence\, n. [F. conf['e]rence. See {Confer}.] 1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.] Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford. --Hocker. 2. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views. Nor with such free and friendly conference As he hath used of old --Shak. 3. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions. 4. A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them 5. (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters. 6. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are {Conference meeting}, a meeting for conference. Specifically, a meeting conducted (usually) by laymen, for conference and prayer. [U. S.] {Conference room}, a room for conference and prayer, and for the pastor's less formal addresses. [U. S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conference n 1: a prearranged meeting for consultation or or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) 2: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members [syn: {league}] 3: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic [syn: {group discussion}]
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