conference table
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Definition
Noun: A large table, typically long and rectangular, designed for and used by a group of people to sit around and hold formal discussions, meetings, or conferences.
Usage
The term "conference table" specifically refers to the physical piece of furniture where a meeting takes place. It is the central object in a meeting room.
Examples
- The executives gathered around the conference table to discuss the quarterly results.
- Please place the documents in the center of the conference table before the meeting starts.
- The new boardroom features a large oak conference table that seats twelve people.
Advanced Usage
- "to sit at the conference table": To be a participant in a formal meeting or negotiation.
- After months of dispute, both parties finally agreed to sit at the conference table.
- "around the conference table": Describes the typical arrangement of people during a meeting.
- Ideas were exchanged freely by everyone seated around the conference table.
Variants and Related Words
- Meeting table: A more general term for a table used for meetings, which may be less formal than a conference table.
- Boardroom table: Often synonymous with a conference table, but specifically implies the table in a board of directors' meeting room.
- Negotiating table: This phrase refers to the concept of a place where negotiations happen, which is often literally a conference table. (Note: This is a related phrase, not a variant of the word itself).
Synonyms
- Board table
- Council table
- Meeting table
Related Phrases
- Table of conference: An uncommon, more formal phrasing with the same meaning.
- To bring to the table: An idiom meaning to contribute an idea, skill, or resource to a discussion or negotiation. While related to the setting, it does not refer to the physical object itself.
- Each department head was asked to bring new ideas to the table.
Noun
- the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting