{
    "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’."
}