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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
Nessel declined to press charges during protests at the honors convocation on March 25 inside Hill Auditorium, or at the University of Michigan's Museum of Art on April 22.
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
Bre Morris Another Southern belle to watch, Bre Morris kicked off convocation with Jimmy Choo sneakers.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
University Addresses Fourteen convocation addresses by the first (and only) Indian Governor-General of the Dominion of India.
—Robert Gale Woolbert, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
University officials have taken action to ensure the safety of Centennial Hall convocation attendees.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
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Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
Bre Morris Another Southern belle to watch, Bre Morris kicked off convocation with Jimmy Choo sneakers.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
University Addresses Fourteen convocation addresses by the first (and only) Indian Governor-General of the Dominion of India.
—Robert Gale Woolbert, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
University officials have taken action to ensure the safety of Centennial Hall convocation attendees.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convocation
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Listen to this article American citizens have the fundamental right to protest, securing freedoms of speech, assembly, and petition as per the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.—
Emma K. Dashnaw,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2025
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Eventually, Santa Ana police officers arrived to create a line and declare an unlawful assembly.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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This meeting, at the time, was considered a one-off affair.—
Robert Hormats,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Bad meetings kill momentum and cost your reputation.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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He was fired after going 45-37 and losing in the conference semifinals in 2022-23.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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The Kansas game will be UConn’s only true road trip against a power conference opponent in the nonconference slate as the Huskies move away from multi-team events (MTEs) and continue to make clear their focus on scheduling high-level home-and-home series.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
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National Resistance Brigades spokesperson Abu Khaled claimed on Monday the detonation of an explosive device targeting a gathering of Israeli troops near a bulldozer in the town of Al-Qara, north of Khan Younis.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The administration also pointed to a recent terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado, carried out by an immigrant from Egypt who threw gasoline bombs into a gathering of pro-Israel demonstrators, as a catalyst for the policy (however, Egypt isn’t one of the countries on the restricted list).—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
5 June 2025
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Then the ruins of a church; enslaved men and women carrying baskets; and an assemblage of New World animals, including an anteater and armadillo.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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The artifacts came apart from the foundation’s 1,540-item assemblage purchased in 2007 from Louise Taper for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, AP reported.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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“Convocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convocation. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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