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as in assemblies
a body of people come together in one place
the first speaker to address the convocation
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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.
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Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convocations
Noun
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Lai was also previously sentenced to prison over his role in unauthorized assemblies during the 2019 protests, as well as an unauthorized vigil in 2020 for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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Del Mar Union School District students at Sycamore Ridge, Ocean Air and Carmel Del Mar School recently participated in hands-on and delicious Farmers Market assemblies hosted by the district’s Child Nutrition Services Department in partnership with Food 4 Thought, LLC.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Bankers have set up meetings with JPMorgan’s 10 biggest high-yield clients at its annual leveraged finance conference, which kicks off tomorrow, one of the people said.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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In order to participate in these get-togethers, members of the group must have read the book under discussion and refrain from discussing other topics during the meetings.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Students who bring Class 2 e-bikes may face progressive discipline, including warnings, meetings with school administrators, parent conferences and, in some cases, requiring families to retrieve the bike from campus.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The two mega conferences, the Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference, tend to dominate viewership and, thus, money — about $2 billion in TV contracts.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
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Sac State basketball was a big draw, setting program attendance records with overflow gatherings exceeding 3,000.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s foreign minister has said that the election of a new supreme leader could happen as early as this week, but the intensive Israeli attacks targeting gatherings of senior officials may slow down the process.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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Non-Orientable Nkansa, 2017, one of his earliest large-scale installations, announced his dedication to monumental assemblages that fixate on negligence and crumbling edifices.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Convocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convocations. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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