1. conferring - Noun
2. conferring - Verb
Derived from confer
of Confer
Source: Webster's dictionaryInteractivity has the virtue of democracy, conferring upon everyone with access to a computer the right and opportunity to be heard, but it's also saddled with democracy's vice - a tendency to assume that everyone who has a right to be heard has something to say that's worth hearing. Wendy Kaminer
It is well known to all great men, that by conferring an obligation they do not always procure a friend, but are certain of creating many enemies. Henry Fielding
There cannot live a more unhappy creature than an ill-natured old man, who is neither capable of receiving pleasures, nor sensible of conferring them on others. William Temple
Much of what is euphemistically known as the middle class, merely because it dresses up to go to work, is now reduced to proletarian conditions of existence. Many white-collar jobs require no more skill and pay even less than blue-collar jobs, conferring little status or security. Christopher Lasch
When Warren Buffett invests in a company, he is conferring upon that company something very unique: his credibility. Bethany McLean
Abolition of jus soli Some countries which formerly observed jus soli have moved to abolish it entirely, conferring citizenship on children born in the country only if one of the parents is a citizen of that country. Source: Internet