conferee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From confer + -ee.
Meanings
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A person who participates in a conference.
His critics ask him if he expects to prevent the conferees in the Conference from talking to one another in the Metropolitan Club and from then coming to the Conference's open sessions merely to register the results of their secret conferrings.
1921, Asia: Journal of the American Asiatic Association:A press conference was held at 1:30 with many representatives of the press from around the state eating lunch with the conferees.
1974 April 27, “Maine Symposium”, in Gay Community News, page 2:
- A person on whom something is conferred or bestowed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conferees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
conference participant (a person who participates in a conference) · conference delegate (a person who participates in a conference) · conference member (a person who participates in a conference)
Translations (2)
de Konferenzteilnehmer (a person who participates in a conference) · fr participant à une conférence (a person who participates in a conference)