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conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic |
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discussion,
give-and-take,
word an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
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bull session an informal discussion (usually among men)
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colloquy formal conversation
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consultation a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"
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audience,
consultation,
interview a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
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huddle,
powwow (informal) a quick private conference
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news conference,
press conference a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
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pretrial,
pretrial conference (law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be tried; more useful in civil than in criminal cases
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round-table conference,
roundtable,
round table (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights
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session a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"
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teach-in an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue
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teleconference,
teleconferencing a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television
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conference - a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) |
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group meeting,
meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
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symposium a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
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seminar a course offered for a small group of advanced students
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colloquium an address to an academic meeting or seminar
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conferee a member of a conference
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