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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
Putting all of this together gives the resulting convocation some depth, and reminds us that there is a link between research and eventual production or deployment of technology.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The Evangelical school Liberty University, where Smith once delivered the convocation message, remained open; the school, then run by staunch MAGA ally Jerry Falwell Jr., was running a think tank in partnership with Charlie Kirk.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Rochon, who was giving his second convocation since becoming president at CSUF prior to the 2024 fall semester, went into specifics on how CSUF’s past, present and future are in alignment with the university’s Fullerton Forward Strategic Plan.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
In honor of the university’s 150th anniversary, Ross Moody, trustee and vice president of The Moody Foundation, announced the charitable organization’s historic gift during the university’s opening convocation Thursday to a roar of applause and cheers.
—CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The Evangelical school Liberty University, where Smith once delivered the convocation message, remained open; the school, then run by staunch MAGA ally Jerry Falwell Jr., was running a think tank in partnership with Charlie Kirk.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
Rochon, who was giving his second convocation since becoming president at CSUF prior to the 2024 fall semester, went into specifics on how CSUF’s past, present and future are in alignment with the university’s Fullerton Forward Strategic Plan.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
In honor of the university’s 150th anniversary, Ross Moody, trustee and vice president of The Moody Foundation, announced the charitable organization’s historic gift during the university’s opening convocation Thursday to a roar of applause and cheers.
—CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convocation
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And since the remaining liquid, called brine, still contains a decent amount of water, NASA built a brine processor assembly (BPA) to extract it.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Per Reuters, the brigade confirmed the man had been working on the assembly of a stage for a public concert featuring Shakira.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted the meeting, which was also attended by Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Since 2022, the Irish have stationed a permanent police liaison officer in the Emirates, and have regularly flown senior police officers and political figures to the Emirates for meetings.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The second floor will include offices for village, police, and community development administrators, as well as staff break rooms and conference spaces.—
Elizabeth Owens-Schiele,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Your fellow guests are likely to be a mix of local staycationing families on weekends and holidays, and those traveling on business or attending events during the week in the hotel’s conference facilities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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During a time not unlike the one that ignited the historic founding of Chicano Park, thousands of people turned out Saturday at the iconic gathering space to celebrate their culture, stoke their heritage and press forward in their struggle.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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For more than three decades, Taylor Books has been a cultural anchor and community gathering spot right in the heart of the state capital.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Across town at MoCA is another of the exhibition’s defining works, Abigail DeVille’s conceptually taut assemblage Deo Vindice (Orion’s Cabinet), 2025.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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The later galleries are spent building up to Duchamp’s final work, Étant donnés (1966), an assemblage in which a peephole in a shut door reveals a nude woman laying on a hill.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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