conference 音标拼音: [k'ɑnfɚəns] [k'ɑnfrəns]
n . 会议,讨论会
会议,讨论会
conference 会议
conference n 1 :
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (
especially one with a formal agenda )
2 :
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members [
synonym : {
league }, {
conference }]
3 :
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (
serious )
topic [
synonym : {
conference }, {
group discussion }]
League \
League \ (
l [=
e ]
g ),
n . [
F .
ligue ,
LL .
liga ,
fr .
L .
ligare to bind ;
cf .
Sp .
liga .
Cf . {
Ally }
a confederate , {
Ligature }.]
1 .
An alliance or combination of two or more nations ,
parties ,
organizations ,
or persons ,
for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action ,
as for mutual defense ,
or for furtherance of commercial ,
religious ,
or political interests ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
And let there be '
Twixt us and them no league ,
nor amity . --
Denham .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Specifically : (
Sports )
An association of sports teams that establishes rules of play ,
decides questions of membership in the league ,
and organizes matches between the member teams .
In some cases a sports league is called a {
conference },
as in the {
National Football Conference }.
[
PJC ]
Note :
A league may be offensive or defensive ,
or both ;
offensive ,
when the parties agree to unite in attacking a common enemy ;
defensive ,
when they agree to a mutual defense of each other against an enemy .
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1913 Webster ]
{
The Holy League },
an alliance of Roman Catholics formed in 1576 by influence of the Duke of Guise for the exclusion of Protestants from the throne of France .
{
Solemn League and Covenant }.
See {
Covenant },
2 .
{
The land league },
an association ,
organized in Dublin in 1879 ,
to promote the interests of the Irish tenantry ,
its avowed objects being to secure fixity of tenure ,
fair rent ,
and free sale of the tenants '
interest .
It was declared illegal by Parliament ,
but vigorous prosecutions have failed to suppress it .
Syn :
Alliance ;
confederacy ;
confederation ;
coalition ;
combination ;
compact ;
cooperation .
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1913 Webster ]
Conference \
Con "
fer *
ence \,
n . [
F .
conf ['
e ]
rence .
See {
Confer }.]
1 .
The act of comparing two or more things together ;
comparison . [
Obs .]
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1913 Webster ]
Helps and furtherances which . . .
the mutual conference of all men '
s collections and observations may afford . --
Hocker .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
The act of consulting together formally ;
serious conversation or discussion ;
interchange of views .
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1913 Webster ]
Nor with such free and friendly conference As he hath used of old . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
A meeting for consultation ,
discussion ,
or an interchange of opinions .
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
A meeting of the two branches of a legislature ,
by their committees ,
to adjust between them .
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1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Methodist Church )
A stated meeting of preachers and others ,
invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters .
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1913 Webster ]
6 .
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district ;
the district in which such churches are .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Conference meeting },
a meeting for conference .
Specifically ,
a meeting conducted (
usually )
by laymen ,
for conference and prayer . [
U .
S .]
{
Conference room },
a room for conference and prayer ,
and for the pastor '
s less formal addresses . [
U .
S .]
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1913 Webster ]
143 Moby Thesaurus words for "
conference ":
British Cabinet ,
Council of Nicaea ,
Council of Trent ,
Lateran Council ,
Sanhedrin ,
US Cabinet ,
Vatican Council ,
advisory body ,
airing ,
analysis ,
archbishopric ,
archdiocese ,
assembly ,
association ,
attention ,
audience ,
audition ,
bargaining ,
bargaining session ,
bench ,
bishopric ,
board ,
body of advisers ,
borough council ,
brain trust ,
bugging ,
bull session ,
buzz session ,
cabinet ,
camarilla ,
canvassing ,
chamber ,
chapter ,
circuit ,
city council ,
classis ,
colloquium ,
colloquy ,
common council ,
conciliarism ,
conclave ,
confab ,
confabulation ,
confrontation ,
congregation ,
congress ,
consideration ,
consistory ,
consultation ,
consultative assembly ,
convention ,
convocation ,
council ,
council fire ,
council of ministers ,
council of state ,
council of war ,
county council ,
court ,
debate ,
debating ,
deliberation ,
deliberative assembly ,
dialectic ,
dialogue ,
diet ,
diocesan conference ,
diocese ,
directory ,
discussion ,
divan ,
ear ,
eavesdropping ,
ecclesiastical council ,
ecumenical council ,
electronic surveillance ,
examination ,
exchange of views ,
eyeball -
to -
eyeball encounter ,
favorable attention ,
forum ,
hearing ,
high -
level talk ,
huddle ,
interchange of views ,
interview ,
investigation ,
joint discussion ,
junta ,
kitchen cabinet ,
legislature ,
listening ,
listening in ,
logical analysis ,
logical discussion ,
loop ,
meeting ,
negotiations ,
news conference ,
open discussion ,
open forum ,
palaver ,
panel discussion ,
parish ,
parish council ,
parley ,
parochial church council ,
parochial council ,
plenary council ,
pourparler ,
powwow ,
presbytery ,
press conference ,
privy council ,
province ,
rap ,
rap session ,
review ,
round robin ,
round table ,
seance ,
see ,
seminar ,
session ,
sitting ,
soviet ,
staff ,
study ,
summit ,
summit conference ,
summitry ,
symposium ,
syndicate ,
synod ,
talk ,
town meeting ,
treatment ,
tribunal ,
tryout ,
ventilation ,
vestry ,
wheel ,
wiretapping CONFERENCE ,
practice ,
legislation .
In practice ,
it is the meeting of the parties or their attorneys in a cause ,
for the purpose of endeavoring to settle the same .
2 .
In legislation ,
when the senate and house of representatives cannot agree on a bill or resolution which it is desirable should be passed ,
committees are appointed by the two bodies respectively ,
who are called committees of conference ,
and whose duty it is ,
if possible ,
to -
reconcile the differences between them .
3 .
In the French law ,
this term is used to signify the similarity and comparison between two laws ,
or two systems of law ;
as the Roman and the common law .
Encyclopedie ,
h .
t .
4 .
In diplomacy ,
conferences are verbal explanations between ministers of two nations at least ,
for the purpose of accelerating various difficulties and delays ,
necessarily attending written communications .
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