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conclave

noun

Definition of conclave

as in synod

formal a private or secret meeting or group a conclave of bishops

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Recent Examples of conclave Trump also implied that Leo − the first pope born in the United States − was chosen by the conclave last year, partly in response to his own leadership. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Around the corner from Henry and Miller’s conclave is a sumptuous new commission by Bethany Joy Collins. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026 His death, at 88, set the stage for the conclave that elected Leo a few weeks later. — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 The pope hasn’t visited the US since his selection at the papal conclave in May 2025 and doesn’t have plans to visit this year, according to the Vatican. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conclave

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The testimony of the gay men, contained in annexes published on the Vatican's synod website, featured moving accounts of how one, from Portugal, came to terms with his homosexuality and married his husband.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
Leo, the former Cardinal Robert Prevost, spent two weeks sitting with Fuanya at the same table during Pope Francis’ 2024 big meeting, or synod, on the family.

— Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of synod

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Those of us among the audience are, by implication, among the meeting’s attendees, and our engagement with Ireland’s play, under Maria Dizzia’s direction, has a certain active power.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, quantum technology and AI came up in separate meetings, on separate slides, championed by different people in the room.

— Dax Grant, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of meeting

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However, the event was targeted on social media by accounts like Libs of TikTok, which characterized the gathering as a drag show meant to groom children while funding undocumented immigrants.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
But the gathering took on new meaning in the revelation's wake, as much of Washington scrambles to come to terms with a technology that has evolved rapidly and for which little regulation exists.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathering

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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said some members of his caucus plan to skip Dallas, preferring to stay home and campaign for reelection, but many of them will make an appearance.

— Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The frustration within the Democratic caucus immediately prompted some calls for harsh consequences.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of caucus

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Candidates’ disparate visions Taking the California Democratic Party convention stage in February, Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education, gave a quick shout-out to the California Teachers Assn.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Mehta calls the film’s action language deliberately unlike genre convention.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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