- conference
- nounADJECTIVE▪ international, national, regional, world▪ one-day, etc.▪ annual, quarterly▪ inaugural, preliminary, preparatory▪ consultative▪ joint▪ private▪ phone, telephone, video▪ formal▪ full▪ successful▪ well-attended▪ high-level, summit▪ news, press▪ academic, industry, inter-governmental (BrE), management, ministerial, party, staff (esp. BrE)▪ parent-teacher (AmE)▪ constitutional, education, environment, peace, trade, etc.… OF CONFERENCES▪ seriesVERB + CONFERENCE▪ attend, go to▪ hold, host▪ sponsor▪ organize, plan, schedule▪ call, conveneCONFERENCE + VERB▪ meet, take place▪ begin, open▪ close, end▪ bring sb together▪
The conference brought together historians working in a variety of fields.
▪ be entitled sth, be titled sth (AmE)▪a conference entitled ‘Strategies for Epidemic Control’
▪ feature sth, include sth▪The conference featured a keynote address by one of our most eminent scientists.
▪ address sth, be devoted to sth, examine sth, focus on sth, look at sth▪a conference devoted to the topic of peace
▪a conference examining cross-border cooperation
▪ hear sth▪The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas.
▪ agree sth, decide sth, vote sth▪The conference agreed to adopt a set of compromise proposals.
▪ adopt sth, approve sth, back sth, support sth▪The conference adopted a resolution on minority rights.
▪ recommend sth▪ condemn sth, reject sthCONFERENCE + NOUN▪ centre/center, facilities, venue▪ hall, room▪ table▪ platform (esp. BrE)▪The party leader made a morale-boosting speech from the conference platform.
▪ chair, chairman, presenter (esp. AmE), speaker▪ attendees (AmE), delegates, participants▪ committee, organizer▪ agenda, proceedings, programme/program▪ theme▪ debate, discussion, talks▪ paper, presentation, report, speech▪ resolution▪ registration▪ session▪ call▪Conference calls allow participants across the nation to meet over the telephone.
▪ seasonPREPOSITION▪ at a/the conference▪We met at an international conference.
▪ in conference with▪He was in conference with (= in a meeting with) his lawyers all day.
▪ conference about▪a conference about Internet piracy
▪ conference between▪a conference between the warring parties
▪ conference for▪a conference for catering managers
▪ conference on▪a conference on economic aid
▪ conference with▪Management had a joint conference with the union.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
