Found 1 items, similar to Conference meeting.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Conference meeting Conference \Con"fer*ence\, n. [F. conf['e]rence. See Confer.] 1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford. --Hocker. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views. [1913 Webster] Nor with such free and friendly conference As he hath used of old. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions. [1913 Webster] 4. A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them. [1913 Webster] 5. (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters. [1913 Webster] 6. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are. [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.] [1913 Webster]