Synonyms of convocation

convocation

noun

ˌkän-və-ˈkā-shən 

1

as in assembly

a body of people come together in one place

the first speaker to address the convocation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembly
• conference
• meeting
• assemblage
• gathering
• congregation
• audience
• symposium
• synod
• panel
• ingathering
• throng
• crowd
• muster
• caucus
• swarm
• flock
• market
• forum
• coterie
• rally
• house
• gang
• consort
• grandstand
• company
• multitude
• pack
• gallery
• horde
• press
• rabble
• legion
• mob
• crush
• rabblement

2

as in meeting

a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose

called for a national convocation of both the clergy and the laity to discuss the crisis in the church

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meeting
• gathering
• convention
• assembly
• conclave
• symposium
• conference
• synod
• council
• congress
• seminar
• workshop
• session
• get-together
• caucus
• discussion
• rally
• summit
• demonstration
• conversation
• dialogue
• discourse
• huddle
• cabinet
• clinic
• interview
• dialog
• negotiation
• forum
• audience
• talk
• confab
• roundtable
• palaver
• round-robin
• parley

Examples of convocation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vazquez's mother, who has attended his drag performances, will have the opportunity to see him on a different stage in the coming days at SDSU's graduation convocation in Mexicali. —Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 11 May 2024

By the start of the convocation about 7:30 p.m., the plaza in front of the stadium had emptied of crowds, but the protesters continued without incident. —Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024

The proposal came in response to a raucous March 24 protest that halted the school’s annual honors convocation, a 100-year-old tradition preceding the May 4 graduation. —Jocelyn Gecker and Steve Leblanc, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2024

Doors are set to open at 6 p.m. More than 30 school-specific convocations are scheduled throughout graduation week. —The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024