请问meeting 和conference的区别

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meeting可以用于两人或多人,表示偶然的或拟定的,短暂的或持续的聚会.它的用途很广,可用于日常普通场合,也可用于特殊的或官方的正式场合.如：
The students had a class meeting last Friday．
The summit meeting of the state heads came to an end two days later．
conference指专门性的正式会议,常用于就某个重大问题进行专门研究或交换意见的讨论会、协商会等.如：
Many reporters came to attend the press conference．
The annual conference of geologists will be held in Chicago this year．
以下还有另外两个近义词“会议”,一起区别一下：
gathering一般指非正式的集会,常用于群众性的活动（像联欢会等）.如：
A public gathering was held in Zhongshan Park on May Day．
party指社交性或娱乐性的集会.如：
Mary and I were invited to Jane’s birthday party the other day．
Mr．Brown gave a dinner party last Thursday．
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供参考答案1:
meeting: 广义上的会议，一般的聚集性会议。
conference: 人数较多的正式学术会议，政论型会议。
meeging 为广义的会议；conference则表示专项议题性讨论会