conference vs teach-in

teach-in vs conference

conference and teach-in both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conference	Yes	No	No	No
teach-in	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, teach-in is a hyponym of conference; that is, teach-in is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conference:

conference: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
teach-in: an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue

Other hyponyms of conference include bull session, colloquy, consultation, audience, consultation, interview, huddle, powwow, news conference, press conference, pretrial, pretrial conference, round-table conference, round table, roundtable, session, teleconference, teleconferencing.

conference (noun)	teach-in (noun)
a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic	an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue
a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

Difference between conference and teach-in

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