"confer" meaning in English

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      "form": "conferred",
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "text": "The referees conferred before awarding the goal to Chelsea."
        },
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          "text": "We'd like a few days to confer with out coworkers before deciding."
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        "If two or more people confer, they find out each other's opinion."
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          "text": "That contract confers power on the directors of the company to manage the company."
        },
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          "text": "The Red Cross Flag confers some amount of protection on those in care of the organisation."
        },
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          "text": "The University will be conferring the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Professor Gregory next February."
        }
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        "If something is conferred on somebody, it is given to them, often officially."
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      "ipa": "/kənˈfʌr/",
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      "ipa": "/kənˈfɜː/",
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        },
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          "text": "That contract confers power on the directors of the company to manage the company."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Red Cross Flag confers some amount of protection on those in care of the organisation."
        },
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          "text": "The University will be conferring the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Professor Gregory next February."
        }
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      ],
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