conference call

noun

: a telephone call by which a caller can speak with several people at the same time

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Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears before Judge Tony Graf of the 4th District Court via a video conference call during a hearing on September 16, 2025, at the Fourth Judicial District Courthouse in Provo, Utah. Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Suddenly, our interview is a folk-rock conference call. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025 On the enterprise landscape, deepfakes can be used in everything from job interviews and business conference calls to bypassing voice authentication systems in call centers. Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 During a July conference call with Wall Street analysts to discuss financial results, BrightSpire discussed its plans for the hotel in the wake of the foreclosure. George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conference call

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of conference call was in 1941

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“Conference call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conference%20call. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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