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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.
- Mr. Wiley, a lawyer of some ability, was sitting in his office one day, when an elderly gentleman came in and asked to have a few words of conference with him.
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The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.obsolete
- helps and furtherances which […] the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford
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A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
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A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
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An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
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A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
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A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.Philippines
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A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
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A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
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A talk or lecture, (Catholicism) especially when given as part of a retreat.
- “[…]But I do know of a man who is an expert on the topic. In fact, he gave a conference here in our church not very long ago.[…]”
- She gave a conference each evening during the retreat while Fr Dubas gave two talks during the day.
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To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.ambitransitive
- The students who were conferenced on paper 1 will get a written response to paper 2, and those who received a written response to paper 1 will be conferenced on paper 2.