conference room

IPA/ˈkɒn.fər.əns ˌruːm/
IPA/ˈkɑːn.fɚ.əns ˌruːm/

conference room — noun

1. a room inside an office building or hotel that is designed for holding formal me

1.nounB1
Definition

a room inside an office building or hotel that is designed for holding formal meetings, presentations, and organized discussions

Example

Darius walked into the conference room carrying a stack of printed reports.

collocation: walk into + conference room

The conference room on the third floor had a large screen for video calls.

Common collocations
  • book a conference room
  • reserve the conference room
  • in a conference room
  • conference room facilities
Synonyms
  • meeting room

    more general and less formal; used for any gathering

  • boardroom

    specifically for board of directors meetings, more exclusive

  • assembly room

    larger space for bigger gatherings like town halls or lectures

Common Mistakes

The conference room is in the second floor.
The conference room is on the second floor.
Use 'on' for floors of a building, not 'in'.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

A conference room and a meeting room both serve group gatherings, but conference rooms are usually larger, more formal, and equipped with technology for presentations and video calls. A boardroom is specifically designed for board-of-directors meetings, often with a large central table and an air of exclusivity. An assembly room, by contrast, can seat even larger crowds — it is more like a small hall than a meeting space. You would book a conference room for a client presentation, a boardroom for a directors' vote, and an assembly room for a community town hall.

meeting roomboardroom ↗assembly room ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

  • conference room facilities
  • conference room booking

Phrases

  • book a conference room
  • reserve a conference room

Prepositions

  • in the conference room
  • into the conference room

Etymology

LatinOld EnglishEnglish

Formed from conference (from Latin conferentia, 'bringing together') and room (from Old English rūm, 'space'). The compound noun emerged in the early 20th century as businesses and hotels began designing dedicated spaces for formal gatherings.

First known use

early 20th century

hotel and office architecture