单词 | conferee |
释义 | confereen. 1. One who is conferred with, a member of a conference. (Originally U.S.) ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > conferring or consulting > one who participates in parlant1586 collator1628 tryster1655 conferee1846 symposiast1878 Round Tabler1887 Congressist1888 conferencier1926 Sherpa1959 1779 in W. B. Reed Life Jos. Reed (1847) II. ii. 52 The conferees of Congress gave this committee very ample assurances of the disposition of Congress to preserve the most perfect harmony. 1797 J. Boucher View Causes Amer. Revol. v. 238 By some logic of their own, their conferees have found out [etc.]. 1815 in H. B. Fearon Sketches of Amer. (1818) 144 We enclose you the Democratic ticket which is recommended by the delegates and conferees fairly chosen, after public notice. 1846 in J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. 1888 Chamberlain Commun. fr. Washington 16 Feb. The strong sense entertained by all the conferees of the importance of removing all cause of irritation. 1888 Troy (N.Y.) Daily Times 15 Sept. 4/5 An agreement has been reached by the conferees on the sundry civil bill. 1894 Daily News 28 July 4/6 The United States Senate yesterday returned the Tariff Bill to the Conference Committee without giving the Senate conferees any instructions. 1959 Economist 30 May 842/2 Nor will the conferees be in any hurry to produce their compromise. 2. One on whom something is conferred. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < |
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