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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
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.
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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
In this February 2011 photo provided by Liberty University, Rev. John MacArthur speaks at a convocation at the university in Lynchburg, Va.
—CBS News, 15 July 2025
Those, with similar convocations for other diverse student groups, will not take place this year.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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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
In this February 2011 photo provided by Liberty University, Rev. John MacArthur speaks at a convocation at the university in Lynchburg, Va.
—CBS News, 15 July 2025
Those, with similar convocations for other diverse student groups, will not take place this year.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convocation
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After police declared an unlawful assembly and issued a dispersal order, several people who refused to leave were arrested, authorities said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Topline Several people were arrested in the Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove on Monday night, after police declared unlawful assembly after protestors gathered outside a hotel believed to be housing Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, who is expected to leave Minnesota soon.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The meeting was canceled because of a lack of a quorum.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Soon Amber began receiving invitations to join leadership meetings alongside her director.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The women’s basketball teams at San Diego State (15-3, 9-0) and UC San Diego (13-6, 8-1) face tough mid-week road assignments while sitting on top of their respective conference standings.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some of these are interesting, too, as sort of raw testimony of a conference documenting the state of AI at the beginning of a landmark year.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 20 to 24.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2026
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Frozen lakes take center stage for popular festivals, sporting events and gatherings.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Dismissing such conflicts as a grotesque but meaningless assemblage of scandals—the love child of Teapot Dome and Watergate—would be a mistake.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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The current assemblage of floor and table lamps in my space are far from curated and leave it feeling dim (and not in an intentional way).—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2026
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