convocation
noun
con·vo·ca·tion
ˌkän-və-ˈkā-shən 
1
a
: an assembly of persons called together to a meeting
b(1)
: an assembly of bishops and representative clergy of the Church of England
(2)
: a consultative assembly of clergy and lay delegates from one part of an Episcopal diocese
also
: a territorial division of an Episcopal diocese
c
: a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university
gave a speech at the convocation
2
: the act or process of calling an assembly of persons to a meeting
Examples of convocation in a Sentence
They called for the immediate convocation of the council.
the first speaker to address the convocation
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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
In this February 2011 photo provided by Liberty University, Rev. John MacArthur speaks at a convocation at the university in Lynchburg, Va.
—CBS News, 15 July 2025
Kuang brought a crowd to its feet as the convocation speaker at Georgetown University.
—Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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convocation
noun
con·vo·ca·tion
ˌkän-və-ˈkā-shən
: an assembly of persons called together to a meeting
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