synods

noun

plural of synod
as in meetings

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  1. meetings
  2. caucuses
  3. conclaves
  4. cabinets
  5. workshops
  6. assemblies
  7. councils
  8. congresses
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
  • Republicans are already committed to making the Iowa caucuses their first contest in 2028, and delaying the Democratic caucus could reinforce the idea that Democrats don’t prioritize rural voters, the Iowa presenters said.
    — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada have traditionally been among the first states to hold presidential primaries or caucuses, although neither party has set its formal presidential primary and caucus calendar yet.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of caucuses
Noun
  • In 16th-century Italy, gamblers could wager on the election of civic magistrates and the outcome of papal conclaves.
    — Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Behind the large wooden door, its frescoed walls closed to the general public reveal details of the compound's dramatic history, including papal conclaves and the Inquisition interrogation of Galileo Galilei.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of conclaves
Noun
  • Add glass inserts, remove doors, or replace cabinets with floating shelves for a fresh, modern look.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The dark theme even permeated the kitchen, which featured a large black-and-white marble island surrounded by black cabinets.
    — Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of cabinets
Noun
  • The Florida Immigrant Coalition has been holding community workshops explaining a number of immigration issues including the bond process.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Extra credit The store calendar is packed with CPR classes, story times, music sessions, book clubs, and parenting workshops.
    — Kelly Aiglon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of workshops
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
  • This refers to when the IOC suspended the ROC in October 2023 after Russia recognized Olympic councils in the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia as Russian.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The bill is opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce, a number of regional economic development councils and groups representing construction and real estate firms, chemical manufacturers and other commercial interests.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of councils
Noun
  • The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names, more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Palestinian soccer officials have long argued — including at FIFA annual congresses across the past 15 years, before Infantino was president — that Israel violates statutes by letting teams from settlements in the West Bank play in the national league.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of congresses
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