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Type Words
Synonyms league
Type of association
Has types minors, baseball league, basketball league, big league, bowling league, bush league, class, division, football league, hockey league, ivy league, major league, majors, minor league
Type Words
Synonyms group discussion
Type of discussion, give-and-take, word
Has types consultation, news conference, session, powwow, press conference, pretrial, pretrial conference, round-table conference, round table, roundtable, audience, bull session, teleconference, colloquy, teach-in, teleconferencing, huddle, interview
Derivation confer
Type Words
Type of group meeting, meeting
Has types seminar, symposium, colloquium
Derivation confer

Examples of conference

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When my teachers request a conference with my parents, he almost never shows up.
From the stltoday.com
Missing two preseason all-conference players in Sam Maniscalco and Taylor Brown.
From the desmoinesregister.com
It wasn't enough as Georgetown lost for the third time in four conference games.
From the omaha.com
The Bulls are just a half-game in front of the Celtics for conference supremacy.
From the sacbee.com
We still need to figure out why he bit it so badly in conference play this year.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Junior 171-pounder came on strong with more than 25 wins and a conference title.
From the news-journalonline.com
The Blue Raiders at least did well against their peers, going 5-3 in conference.
From the washingtontimes.com
Each will have to win its conference tournament to get into the NCAA Tournament.
From the denverpost.com
The news conference was held Wednesday at the family's home in Colorado Springs.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • A prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
  • League: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
  • A discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
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  • An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels. ...
  • A multilateral diplomatic negotiation; A formalized event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means; An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue -- like a new product, market trend or ...
  • (conferences) groups into which teams are divided in professional and college football; the NFL is divided into National and American Conferences.
  • Conferences pertain to meetings of professional chemical and educational organizations.
  • (Conferences) Formal meetings at which professionals and parents of students with disabilities discuss assessment results, eligibility, placement, program design, and other matters.