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convocation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of convocation

1 a body of people come together in one place

the first speaker to address the convocation

Synonyms of convocation

assemblage, assembly, conference, congregation, gathering, ingathering, meeting, muster

Words Related to convocation

company, consort, coterie, gang, pack

caucus, forum, market, panel, rally, symposium, synod

audience, gallery, grandstand, house

crowd, flock, horde, legion, multitude, press, swarm, throng

crush, mob, rabble, rabblement

2 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 of convocation

assembly, congress, convention, council, gathering, get-together, huddle, meeting, powwow

Words Related to convocation

clinic, workshop

cabinet, caucus, conclave, synod

demonstration, rally

confab, conversation, dialogue (also dialog), discourse, discussion, palaver, talk

negotiation, parley, summit

conference, forum, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium

audience, interview, session

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