telephone conference
A 'telephone conference' is an efficient way to hold meetings and discussions when participants are in different locations.
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Definition
B2General
(common)A meeting or discussion conducted over the phone with multiple participants.
Example
- We scheduled a telephone conference to discuss the project updates.
C1Business
(professional)A real-time communication session where multiple people use telephones to discuss business matters.
Example
- The managers held a telephone conference to finalize the quarterly report.
B2Education
(academic)A virtual meeting where participants use phones to connect and share information, often for educational purposes.
Example
- The professor organized a telephone conference to review the exam topics with students.
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Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "telephone conference":
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