convocation

noun

con·vo·ca·tion ˌkän-və-ˈkā-shən

Synonyms of convocation next

: 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

: a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university

gave a speech at the convocation

: the act or process of calling an assembly of persons to a meeting

convocational

ˌkän-və-ˈkā-shnəl

-shə-nᵊl

adjective

Example Sentences

They called for the immediate convocation of the council. the first speaker to address the convocation

Recent Examples on the Web And though no White House announcement was forthcoming, by the first week of April, as Admiral Fagan walked into Washington’s premier naval expo, the Sea-Air-Space convocation at Washington’s National Harbor, her impending nomination to lead the Coast Guard was common knowledge. —

Craig Hooper, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 The county urged all people who attended convocation events at the United House of Prayer for All People on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 to get tested, The Charlotte Observer reported Monday. —

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2020 The convocation was held in one of the school’s athletic centers. —

Emma Green, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023 After his breakthrough with DNA, Dr. Berg led a momentous convocation of scientists to establish safeguards against the misuse of genetic research. —

Don R. Hecker, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023 Hiram College: Emily Richardson of Brunswick, was recognized at Hiram’s annual nursing convocation. —

Sam Boyer, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023 This document was made public soon after the 60th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s 1962 convocation of the Second Vatican Council. —

Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2022 Ray struggles with the technicalities of the piece, specifically its harmonics — or whistle-like tones produced by softly touching the strings — before working with his mentor to nail it later during a college convocation. —

Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023 But photos and links to a livestream of his address and convocation ceremony at Notre Dame, as well as other services and events during the patriarch’s trip, will be available at www.goarch.org/EPvisit2021. —

Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2021 See More

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