a meeting for consultation or discussion

a conference between a student and his adviser.

the act of conferring or consulting together; consultation, esp. on an important or serious matter.

Government . a meeting, as of various committees, to settle disagreements between the two branches of the legislature.

an association of athletic teams; league

an intercollegiate conference.

Ecclesiastical .

an official assembly of clergy or of clergy and laity, customary in many Christian denominations.

a group of churches whose representatives regularly meet in such an assembly.

to hold or participate in a conference or series of conferences.

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