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consistories

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plural of consistory

as in synods

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Those early years, with live music and dancing, drew crowds, and eventually people from other congregations began joining after completing their own hakafot dancing circles in their synagogues.

— Amy Klein, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
As the High Holy Days approach, rabbis in the United States say their congregations are deeply unsettled by antisemitic threats and aware of sharp divisions in their own communities.

— David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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In 16th-century Italy, gamblers could wager on the election of civic magistrates and the outcome of papal conclaves.

— Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Behind the large wooden door, its frescoed walls closed to the general public reveal details of the compound's dramatic history, including papal conclaves and the Inquisition interrogation of Galileo Galilei.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of conclaves

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The roadmap calls for Russia to help establish production in Iran of individual parts and assemblies for Russian aircraft.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
But even the regions that have adopted citizens’ assemblies are a long way off from achieving Landemore’s vision.

— Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of assemblies

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Meanwhile, workers across CSU campuses have rallied at fall convocations over the last few weeks to draw attention to their struggle to make ends meet.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Multigenerational convocations among Central Asian thinkers remain exceptionally rare.

— Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of convocations

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The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names, more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Palestinian soccer officials have long argued — including at FIFA annual congresses across the past 15 years, before Infantino was president — that Israel violates statutes by letting teams from settlements in the West Bank play in the national league.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of congresses

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The council has previously restricted her ability to participate in council deliberations, and the mayor has sued the city in federal court.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Once sequestered, jurors are not allowed any contact with the outside world and - unlike in many US jurisdictions - their deliberations must remain confidential.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of deliberations

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However, those conventions become much more meaningful when students understand the intellectual practices underneath them.

— Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026
Users of classical psychedelics who underwent a major trip on the Fourth of July expressed reduced support for partisan political violence, whereas tripping around the time of the Democratic and Republican conventions increased it.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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