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as in assembly
a body of people come together in one place
the first speaker to address the convocation
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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
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Recent Examples of convocation
In 2016, he was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the 7th convocation from United Russia, Putin's ruling party, representing the Republic of Dagestan.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The convocation will take place virtually on the organizers' Facebook page.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 15 Jan. 2024
Nessel declined to press charges during protests at the honors convocation on March 25 inside Hill Auditorium, or at the University of Michigan's Museum of Art on April 22.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
Bre Morris Another Southern belle to watch, Bre Morris kicked off convocation with Jimmy Choo sneakers.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
The convocation will take place virtually on the organizers' Facebook page.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 15 Jan. 2024
Nessel declined to press charges during protests at the honors convocation on March 25 inside Hill Auditorium, or at the University of Michigan's Museum of Art on April 22.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
Bre Morris Another Southern belle to watch, Bre Morris kicked off convocation with Jimmy Choo sneakers.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convocation
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While the main assembly facilities are difficult targets, given their sheer size, Ukraine found success striking at the various supply chain nodes that provide the components for the Shaheds.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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There are also ways to evade tariff barriers, such as by shipping goods through third countries or by setting up assembly plants in other states (as the Chinese car manufacturer BYD is doing in Brazil and Hungary).—
DAN WANG,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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With the exception of North Lake, all seven feeder districts and Arrowhead were represented at the meeting by either school board members, superintendents or both.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Simply uploading a meeting transcript to generate a summary can result in the inadvertent exposure of restricted content.—
Nino Letteriello,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The founder has spent the past several months on the ground with freight brokerage leaders or with logistics customers at a golf conference, convincing them that this product would benefit their businesses.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Nominees from each conference are forwarded to the Woman of the Year selection committee, which will choose the top 10 honorees in each of three divisions.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 Aug. 2025
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Meals on Wheels Orange County hosted the gathering with Mattel, which is turning 80 this year, and there were games and dancing and lunch enjoyed by all.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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An estimated 1,140 classic cars will come up for sale at Monterey Car Week, the annual gathering of classic car collectors from around the world.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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In the biggest assemblage of PGA Tour stars since Happy Gilmore 2, Tommy Fleetwood leads Justin Rose by one stroke and Scottie Scheffler by two entering today’s final round of the first leg of the FedEx Championship playoffs in Memphis.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Aug. 2025
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One standout is Boule suspendue (1930), a delicately perverse assemblage where a ball hangs by a string over a curving form in a cage-like structure.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Convocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convocation. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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