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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
University officials have taken action to ensure the safety of Centennial Hall convocation attendees.
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
At the University of Michigan’s honors convocation, protesters booed and jeered — drowning out University President Santa Ono and abruptly ending the event.
—Ted Deutch, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
Vazquez's mother, who has attended his drag performances, will have the opportunity to see him on a different stage in the coming days at SDSU's graduation convocation in Mexicali.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 11 May 2024
By the start of the convocation about 7:30 p.m., the plaza in front of the stadium had emptied of crowds, but the protesters continued without incident.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
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Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
At the University of Michigan’s honors convocation, protesters booed and jeered — drowning out University President Santa Ono and abruptly ending the event.
—Ted Deutch, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2024
Vazquez's mother, who has attended his drag performances, will have the opportunity to see him on a different stage in the coming days at SDSU's graduation convocation in Mexicali.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 11 May 2024
By the start of the convocation about 7:30 p.m., the plaza in front of the stadium had emptied of crowds, but the protesters continued without incident.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
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Giving it nearly 1,000 five-star ratings, customers praised the quality, easy assembly, and stable design.—
Lauren Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025
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Hague and Williams began the spacewalk at 8:01 a.m. EST (1301 GMT) and made quick work of their first and primary task: to replace a rate gyro assembly that helps maintain the station’s orientation.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Amid Frederiksen’s emergency meeting with business leaders, her foreign minister’s emergency meeting with party leaders, and an additional emergency meeting of the foreign-affairs committee in Parliament, everything, all of a sudden, was in complete flux.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Another meeting is planned for Jan. 30 School board members have been charged before for violating the state’s open meetings laws.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Jan. 2025
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An 'incredibly offensive' message Packer, 57 at the time, declined to address U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols before his sentencing via video conference.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The date and opponent for UM’s ACC opener will be announced on ACC Network at 4 p.m. Friday, and the entire conference schedule (mostly without times) will be announced at 9 p.m. Monday.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The result was the creation of the International Association of Cooking Schools (IACP) in 1978, a model for the gathering and exchanging of ideas and information, and a source of support, now going strong in its 43rd year.—
Cynthia Graubart,
Bon Appétit,
24 Jan. 2025
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Identify conferences or gatherings where your ideal clients or collaborators are likely to be.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Though archaeologists have uncovered indirect signs of the culture’s habits—stone points for hunting and animal bones—drawing conclusions from that assemblage relied on a lot of assumptions.—
Joe Spring,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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One exhibition case highlights his use of unusual materials, from a mohawk hat made with Barbie doll legs to a conceptual assemblage of yellowed book pages.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
17 Oct. 2024
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“Convocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convocation. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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