Conference vs. Convention
Conferencenoun
The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
Conferencenoun
(politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
Conferencenoun
(science) A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
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.
Conferencenoun
(sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
Conferencenoun
A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
Conferencenoun
(obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
Conferencenoun
(Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
Conferencenoun
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
Conferenceverb
To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
Conferencenoun
The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
Conferencenoun
The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
Conferencenoun
A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.
Conferencenoun
A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.
Conferencenoun
A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
Conferencenoun
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
Conferencenoun
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
Conferencenoun
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
Conferencenoun
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
Conferencenoun
a dessert pear of a firm-fleshed variety.
Conferenceverb
take part in a conference or conference call
Conference
A conference is a meeting of people who about a topic.
Conventionnoun
A meeting or gathering.
Conventionnoun
A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.
Conventionnoun
The convening of a formal meeting.
Conventionnoun
A formal agreement, contract or pact.
Conventionnoun
(international law) A treaty or supplement to such.
Conventionnoun
A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.
Conventionnoun
The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.
Conventionnoun
General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.
Conventionnoun
A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, - civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical.
Conventionnoun
An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, - as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II.
Conventionnoun
An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments.
Conventionnoun
a large formal assembly;
Conventionnoun
something regarded as a normative example;
Conventionnoun
(diplomacy) an international agreement
Conventionnoun
orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Conventionnoun
the act of convening
