different between conference vs sidebar

English

Etymology

From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferens.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?n.f??ns/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?n.f?.??ns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?n.f?.??ns/, [?k???.f??ns], [?k???.f?n?s]

Noun

conference (plural conferences)

1. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
2. (politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
3. (sciences) A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
4. (business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
5. (sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
6. (Philippines, sports) A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
7. (obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
   • 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

     helps and furtherances which […] the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford

8. (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
9. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• discussant, lecturer, parleyer, prelector, speaker.

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Verb

conference (third-person singular simple present conferences, present participle conferencing, simple past and past participle conferenced)

1. (transitive, intransitive, education) To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
   • 2009, Jennifer Berne, The Writing-Rich High School Classroom

     The students who were conferenced on paper 1 will get a written response to paper 2, and those who received a written response to paper 1 will be conferenced on paper 2.

English

Etymology

From side +? bar.

Pronunciation

Noun

sidebar (plural sidebars)

1. A short news story printed alongside a larger one.
2. A block of information placed at the side of a printed page.
   • 2004 "Height and Weight", GURPS Basic Set 3rd Edition 6th printing page 15

     The tables in the sidebar can be used to determine “average” height and weight, and to provide a slight random variation if desired.

3. (Internet) A block of information placed at the side of a webpage.
4. (US, law) a short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the hearing of the jury and the spectators at the court
5. (US, law) the place in the courtroom where such a conference happens.
6. An accessory side note or aside made during a conversation, without changing the scope of the audience.
   • 2018, Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar, "Quintessential Deckerstar", Lucifer

     Well, when Charlotte had her mini-death, she went to Hell. Forest haunted her Hell loop and now is haunting her nightmares -- which, sidebar, Dan is also a part of, so things are heating up.

7. A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.
   • 2017 Ben Giroux as Mike Munroe in "Braces for Disaster" Bunsen is a Beast

     May we have a moment to discuss your proposition? Sidebar!
     Let's pick a topic. Sidebar!

Translations

Verb

sidebar (third-person singular simple present sidebars, present participle sidebarring, simple past and past participle sidebarred)

1. (transitive) to place (information) into a sidebar, or as if into a sidebar
   • 15 April 2018 "What's Your Story?" Fear the Walking Dead season 4 episode 1 (50m)

     Morgan "One of them was called Alexandria and then there was a place called the Kingdom. It actually had a king."
     Althea "A king?"
     Morgan "Even had a pet tiger."
     Althea "All right, we're gonna have to sidebar that one. These settlements, were they good places to live?"

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