conference
English Thesaurus
1. a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | bull session, |
| definition | : | an informal discussion (usually among men) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | colloquy, |
| definition | : | a conversation especially a formal one (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | consultation, |
| definition | : | a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | huddle, powwow, |
| definition | : | (informal) a quick private conference (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | news conference, press conference, |
| definition | : | a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | pretrial, pretrial conference, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | session, |
| definition | : | a meeting for execution of a group's functions (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | teach-in, |
| definition | : | an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | teleconference, teleconferencing, |
| definition | : | a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television (noun.communication) |
2. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | association, |
| definition | : | a formal organization of people or groups of people (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | baseball league, |
| definition | : | a league of baseball teams (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | bowling league, |
| definition | : | a league of bowling teams (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | football league, |
| definition | : | a league of football teams (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | hockey league, |
| definition | : | a league of hockey teams (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | ivy league, |
| definition | : | a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | class, division, |
| definition | : | a league ranked by quality (noun.group) |
3. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | symposium, |
| definition | : | a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | seminar, |
| definition | : | any meeting for an exchange of ideas (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | colloquium, |
| definition | : | an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting (noun.group) |
| instance hyponym | : | potsdam conference, |
| definition | : | a conference held in Potsdam in the summer of 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for the administration of Germany and Poland after World War II ended (noun.group) |
| instance hyponym | : | yalta conference, |
| definition | : | a conference held in Yalta in February 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill planned the final stages of World War II and agreed to the territorial division of Europe (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | conferee, |
| definition | : | a member of a conference (noun.person) |
4. a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic (noun.communication)
5. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members (noun.group)
| derivation | : | league, |
| definition | : | unite to form a league (verb.change) |
6. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) (noun.group)
7. a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic (noun.communication)
8. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members (noun.group)
| derivation | : | league, |
| definition | : | unite to form a league (verb.change) |
9. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) (noun.group)
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