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{
"term": "conference",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a large official meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at which people with the same work or interests come together to discuss their views",
"sensetop": "at a conferenceconference on somethingconference for somebody",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The hotel is used for exhibitions, conferences and social events."
},
{
"text": "to **host/organize a conference**"
},
{
"text": "to **speak at/address a conference**"
},
{
"text": "The **conference** will **be held** in Glasgow."
},
{
"text": "Delegates to the Labour Party's **annual conference** will be staying in the Grand Hotel."
},
{
"text": "the **national conference** of the American Psychiatric Association"
},
{
"text": "We met at an **international conference**.",
"contextForm": "at a conference"
},
{
"text": "The resolution will be debated at the **party conference** in Brighton."
},
{
"text": "She is **attending a** three-day **conference** on climate change.",
"contextForm": "conference on something"
},
{
"text": "a conference for health professionals from around the world",
"contextForm": "conference for somebody"
},
{
"text": "a **conference room/centre**"
},
{
"text": "The conference adopted a resolution on minority rights."
},
{
"text": "The conference agreed to adopt a set of compromise proposals."
},
{
"text": "The conference brought together historians working in a variety of fields."
},
{
"text": "The conference featured a keynote address by one of our most eminent scientists."
},
{
"text": "The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas."
},
{
"text": "The party leader made a morale-boosting speech from the conference platform."
},
{
"text": "a conference devoted to the topic of peace"
},
{
"text": "a conference entitled ‘Strategies for Epidemic Control’"
},
{
"text": "a conference examining cross-border cooperation"
},
{
"text": "a conference for catering managers"
},
{
"text": "a conference on economic aid"
},
{
"text": "an intergovernmental conference examining cross-border cooperation"
},
{
"text": "The meeting was held in a conference centre in Birmingham."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["international", "national", "regional"],
"… of conferences": ["series"],
"verb + conference": ["attend", "go to", "hold"],
"conference + verb": ["meet", "take place", "begin"],
"conference + noun": ["centre/center", "facilities", "venue"],
"preposition": [
"at a/the conference",
"in conference with",
"conference about"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a meeting at which people have formal discussions",
"sensetop": "conference with somebodyin conference (with somebody)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They agreed to convene a **peace conference** by mid-November."
},
{
"text": "Her working day consists of conferences with foreign diplomats.",
"contextForm": "conference with somebody"
},
{
"text": "He was in conference with his lawyers all day.",
"contextForm": "in conference (with somebody)"
},
{
"text": "Ministers from all four countries involved will meet at the **conference table** this week."
},
{
"text": "Management had a joint conference with the union."
},
{
"text": "a conference between the warring parties"
},
{
"text": "He scheduled a conference for the following week to discuss what should happen next."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["international", "national", "regional"],
"… of conferences": ["series"],
"verb + conference": ["attend", "go to", "hold"],
"conference + verb": ["meet", "take place", "begin"],
"conference + noun": ["centre/center", "facilities", "venue"],
"preposition": [
"at a/the conference",
"in conference with",
"conference about"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a group of sports teams that play against each other in a league",
"labels": "(especially North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Southeast Conference football champions"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɒnfərəns/",
"audio": "xc/conference/xconference__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːnfərəns/",
"audio": "xc/conference/xconference__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 16th cent. (in the general sense ‘conversation, talk’): from French conférence or medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferre ‘bring together’, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’."
}