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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
Moreover, despite Protestant church ministers migrating to Ulster to convert the native Irish to the Protestant faith, and a national convocation of the church issuing new articles against Catholics, the Catholic Church in Ireland continued to grow in strength.
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Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Rochon, who was giving his second convocation since becoming president at CSUF prior to the 2024 fall semester, went into specifics on how CSUF’s past, present and future are in alignment with the university’s Fullerton Forward Strategic Plan.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
In honor of the university’s 150th anniversary, Ross Moody, trustee and vice president of The Moody Foundation, announced the charitable organization’s historic gift during the university’s opening convocation Thursday to a roar of applause and cheers.
—CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Those, with similar convocations for other diverse student groups, will not take place this year.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Rochon, who was giving his second convocation since becoming president at CSUF prior to the 2024 fall semester, went into specifics on how CSUF’s past, present and future are in alignment with the university’s Fullerton Forward Strategic Plan.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
In honor of the university’s 150th anniversary, Ross Moody, trustee and vice president of The Moody Foundation, announced the charitable organization’s historic gift during the university’s opening convocation Thursday to a roar of applause and cheers.
—CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Those, with similar convocations for other diverse student groups, will not take place this year.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convocation
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The construction of the Orient Express Corinthian reached a major milestone in June 2025, when the vessel was floated out for the first time after roughly four and a half months of assembly.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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All candidates are vetted and pre-approved by the Communist Party, ensuring the assembly remains aligned with the party’s political direction.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Democrats saw the meeting as an opportunity to call attention to the fact that Bondi has yet to explicitly commit to showing up on April 14.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Soon a tunnel between the ships, then a meeting, with a friendly, inquisitive alien who looks like a sort of craggy spider/crab, whom Grace dubs Rocky.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Activists Salomé García, who focuses on publicizing the plight of political prisoners in Cuba, and Norges Rodríguez, director of YucaByte, which covers censorship and violations of the right to information in Cuba, also demanded that right at the press conference.—
Sarah Moreno
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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March Madness began with the conference tournament and now moves to the Big Dance.—
American-Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Some went to court to challenge government refusals to authorize pickets, while others scaled them back to smaller indoor gatherings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Whether you’re headed to errands, the office, an after-hours gathering, let your outfit be the least of your worries.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026
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Taylor’s voice, as guileless and elegant as ever, ties together what could have been a random-feeling assemblage of tunes in a silky bow.—
Molly Mary O’Brien,
Pitchfork,
14 Mar. 2026
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Ismailova’s dreamlike narrative vividly conveys an interconnected human-forest assemblage, rooted in local beliefs, intergenerational stewardship, and foraging practices increasingly strained by the climate crisis and global economic pressures.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Convocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convocation. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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