Conferencenoun
The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
Meetingnoun
(uncountable) The action of the verb to meet.
Conferencenoun
(politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
Meetingnoun
A gathering of people/parties for a purpose.
âWe need to have a meeting about that soon.â;
Conferencenoun
(science) A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
Meetingnoun
The people at such a gathering, as a collective.
âWhat has the meeting decided.â;
Conferencenoun
(business) 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.
Meetingnoun
An encounter between people, even accidental.
âThey came together in a chance meeting on the way home from work.â;
Conferencenoun
(sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
Meetingnoun
A place or instance of junction or intersection.
âEarthquakes occur at the meeting of tectonic plates.â;
Conferencenoun
A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
Meetingnoun
A religious service held by a charismatic preacher in small towns in the United States.
Conferencenoun
(obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
Meetingnoun
(Quakerism) An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
âDenver meeting is a part of Intermountain yearly meeting.â;
Conferencenoun
(Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
Meetingverb
present participle of meet
Conferencenoun
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
Meetingnoun
A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
Conferenceverb
To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
Meetingnoun
A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
Conferencenoun
The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
âHelps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford.â;
Meetingnoun
A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting.
Conferencenoun
The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
âNor with such free and friendly conferenceAs he hath used of old.â;
Meetingnoun
An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; - in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.
Conferencenoun
A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.
Meetingnoun
a formally arranged gathering;
ânext year the meeting will be in Chicagoâ; âthe meeting elected a chairpersonâ;
Conferencenoun
A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.
Meetingnoun
the social act of assembling for some common purpose;
âhis meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his dayâ;
Conferencenoun
A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
Meetingnoun
a small informal social gathering;
âthere was an informal meeting in my livingroomâ;
Conferencenoun
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
Meetingnoun
a casual or unexpected convergence;
âhe still remembers their meeting in Parisâ; âthere was a brief encounter in the hallwayâ;
Conferencenoun
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
Meetingnoun
the act of joining together as one;
âthe merging of the two groups occurred quicklyâ; âthere was no meeting of mindsâ;
Conferencenoun
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
Meetingnoun
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers);
âPittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela riversâ;
Conferencenoun
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
Meeting
A meeting is when two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal or business setting, but meetings also occur in a variety of other environments. Many various types of meetings exist.
Conferencenoun
a dessert pear of a firm-fleshed variety.
Conferenceverb
take part in a conference or conference call
âvideo conferencingâ;
Conference
A conference is a meeting of people who about a topic.
âconferâ;