conferences (noun)

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• conference — noun (C) 1 a large formal meeting where a lot of people discuss important matters such as business or politics, especially for several days (+ on): a scientific conference on the ozone layer | hold a conference (=have a conference) | attend a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• war room — noun a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns) • Hypernyms: ↑room * * * I. noun : a room at a military headquarters where situation maps are maintained II. noun : a room (as in a business… …   Useful english dictionary

• conference — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ international, national, regional, world ▪ one day, etc. ▪ annual, quarterly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• conferencing — noun Date: 1865 the holding of conferences especially by means of an electronic communications system < computer conferencing > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• war game — noun Date: 1828 1. a simulated battle or campaign to test military concepts and usually conducted in conferences by officers acting as the opposing staffs 2. a two sided umpired training maneuver with actual elements of the armed forces… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• war room — noun Date: 1914 1. a room at a military headquarters where maps showing the current status of troops in battle are maintained 2. a room (as at a business headquarters) used for conferences and planning that is often specially equipped (as with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hall — noun /hɔːl,hɔl,hɑl/ a) A corridor; a hallway. The drinking fountain was out in the hall. b) A meeting room. The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention …   Wiktionary

• consociation — noun kən.səʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən a) Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy. Friendly consociation with your kindred elements. b) A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational… …   Wiktionary

• unconference — noun A conference that attempts to avoid the traditional drawbacks of conferences, such as high entry fees, excessive formality, and bias due to sponsors. Think of the Kalamazoo unconference, assuming that the official videotape tells it like it… …   Wiktionary

• media — noun /ˈmiːdiə/ a) The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue. As a result of the rise of, first, television news and entertainment media and, second, web based media,… …   Wiktionary

• inforati — noun People with a portable data device in each hand and a callous on each thumb. That group of people with a lot of connectivity; the wired set. One who believes F2F is an anachronism; passé. ...he was casting sidelong glances at his iPhone… …   Wiktionary