Conference

1. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
2. A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.
3. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
4. A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
5. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
6. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.