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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

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An explosion went off near the Four Seasons Hotel in Damascus on Tuesday, where French President Emmanuel Macron had spent the night ahead of a meeting with his Syrian counterpart, according to French and Syrian media.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The build-up to this meeting has been tense, with defense spending remaining a contentious topic.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 2026

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The bar also hosts weekly vinyl collector gatherings around a long communal table and a DJ booth turntable on which guests are welcome to pop on their own selection from the 6,000-strong record collection.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Then the Senate Armed Services chair reversed himself, calling Wilson on Thursday to say that Charleston could not host the gathering after all.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

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The statewide party may consider a range of options if Platner drops out, from a caucus to an internal election, a pop-up convention or more informal internal deliberations, according to political experts.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 8 July 2026
This time, the criticism of a would-be speaker is coming from the left flank of the caucus — progressives who want Jeffries to shift his positions.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Good Night and Good Luck, The Ides of March, and Suburbicon are examples of films that are refined, ambitious, and outside the rules and conventions of Hollywood cinema.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026
Beltran regularly appears at Star Trek conventions and used to get in fights on Twitter.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026

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