convocations

noun

plural of convocation
1
as in assemblies
a body of people come together in one place the first speaker to address the convocation

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2
as in meetings
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 convocations Multigenerational convocations among Central Asian thinkers remain exceptionally rare. — Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convocations
  1. assemblies
  2. meetings
  3. conferences
  4. gatherings
  5. assemblages
Noun
  • Decisions on matters such as war, citizenship, exile and capital punishment were made in the assemblies and courts, where citizens heard contending speeches and voted immediately afterwards.
    — Richard Yanowitch, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
  • Additive manufacturing can shorten development cycles and simplify assemblies, but printers alone do not guarantee economical serial production.
    — Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of assemblies
Noun
  • Each of the last six meetings have featured goals from both teams, with neither side keeping a clean sheet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • What’s next In the last two weeks there have been at least two meetings where residents discussed the project and community investments.
    — DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of meetings
Noun
  • There’s also the matter of whether smaller conferences, long in favor of the bill, would remain so now that their bigger competition is being allowed to directly pay players more than double what was previously allowed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • The Playoff remains parked at 12 teams, and some G6 conferences shuffled teams, now including North Dakota State and Sacramento State.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of conferences
Noun
  • The business, which opened in downtown Lee’s Summit last fall, offers a mobile charcuterie service for off-site gatherings ranging from small get-togethers to large events.
    — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • These three gatherings offered distinct vantage points of marketing, customer experience, and finance operations.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of gatherings
Noun
  • Six years later, MOCA commissioned Saar to create a series of assemblages and installations to accompany 10 performances of Ellen Sebastian’s theatrical production Sanctified.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
  • Pathbreaking artist Betye Saar, whose powerful assemblages of racist memorabilia served up scorching commentary on the condition of the Black American—particularly the Black American woman—died on July 26 in Los Angeles.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026
Definition of assemblages

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“Convocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convocations. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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