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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
the first speaker to address the convocation
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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
called for a national convocation of both the clergy and the laity to discuss the crisis in the church
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Recent Examples of convocation
University officials have taken action to ensure the safety of Centennial Hall convocation attendees.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
At the University of Michigan’s honors convocation, protesters booed and jeered — drowning out University President Santa Ono and abruptly ending the event.
—Ted Deutch, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
Vazquez's mother, who has attended his drag performances, will have the opportunity to see him on a different stage in the coming days at SDSU's graduation convocation in Mexicali.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 11 May 2024
By the start of the convocation about 7:30 p.m., the plaza in front of the stadium had emptied of crowds, but the protesters continued without incident.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
At the University of Michigan’s honors convocation, protesters booed and jeered — drowning out University President Santa Ono and abruptly ending the event.
—Ted Deutch, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
Vazquez's mother, who has attended his drag performances, will have the opportunity to see him on a different stage in the coming days at SDSU's graduation convocation in Mexicali.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 11 May 2024
By the start of the convocation about 7:30 p.m., the plaza in front of the stadium had emptied of crowds, but the protesters continued without incident.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convocation
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Iran also has an elaborate set of overlapping institutions, including a consultative assembly, an assembly of experts, a guardian council, an expediency council, a judiciary, and so on.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, the door handle assemblies weren't sufficiently waterproofed, allowing the electronics inside to corrode.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
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Amid Frederiksen’s emergency meeting with business leaders, her foreign minister’s emergency meeting with party leaders, and an additional emergency meeting of the foreign-affairs committee in Parliament, everything, all of a sudden, was in complete flux.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Another meeting is planned for Jan. 30 School board members have been charged before for violating the state’s open meetings laws.Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2025
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Elmore will next appear in court on January 22 for a pre-trial conference.Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2025
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Consider attending a knowledge management conference.Malcolm Hawker, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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My parents hosted many gatherings, and it was filled with laughter, love, and music.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
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Symington mentored hundreds of seekers via Nature Friends workshops and gatherings.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Though archaeologists have uncovered indirect signs of the culture’s habits—stone points for hunting and animal bones—drawing conclusions from that assemblage relied on a lot of assumptions.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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One exhibition case highlights his use of unusual materials, from a mohawk hat made with Barbie doll legs to a conceptual assemblage of yellowed book pages.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Convocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convocation. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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