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Noun conference has 3 senses

conference - a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
--₁ is a kind of meeting
--₁ has member: conferee
--₁ has particulars: symposium; seminar; colloquium
Derived form: verb confer₁
league, conference - an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
--₂ is a kind of association
--₂ has particulars:
major league, big league, majors; minor league, minors, bush league; baseball league; basketball league; bowling league; football league; hockey league; Ivy League; class, division

conference, group discussion - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
--₃ is a kind of discussion, give-and-take, word
--₃ has particulars:

bull session; colloquy; consultation; consultation, audience, interview; huddle, powwow; press conference, news conference; pretrial, pretrial conference; round table, roundtable, round-table conference; session; teach-in; teleconference, teleconferencing

Derived form: verb confer₁