division vs conference

conference vs division

division and conference both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
division	Yes	No	No	No
conference	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, conference is a hypernym of division; that is, conference is a word with a broader meaning than division:

division: a league ranked by quality
conference: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

Other hypernyms of division include league.

division (noun)	conference (noun)
the act or process of dividing	a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed	a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart	an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
discord that splits a group
an army unit large enough to sustain combat
a group of ships of similar type
a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
an administrative unit in government or business
(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
a league ranked by quality

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