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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
At the University of Michigan’s honors convocation, protesters booed and jeered — drowning out University President Santa Ono and abruptly ending the event.
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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
The proposal came in response to a raucous March 24 protest that halted the school’s annual honors convocation, a 100-year-old tradition preceding the May 4 graduation.
—Jocelyn Gecker and Steve Leblanc, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2024
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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
The proposal came in response to a raucous March 24 protest that halted the school’s annual honors convocation, a 100-year-old tradition preceding the May 4 graduation.
—Jocelyn Gecker and Steve Leblanc, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2024
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Dealers will replace the exterior touchpad switch assemblies, free of charge, and owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Jan. 13, 2025, the NHTSA said.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Replacing these wiring harnesses with wireless systems could boost the amount of energy a battery pack can hold, and simplify assembly.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Dec. 2024
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Minutes for those meetings are not posted to the county's website, and the Journal Sentinel's efforts to reach the county and the committee by phone on Friday, Dec. 6, were unsuccessful.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement World & Nation Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelensky in their meeting 1 hour ago Amid global unrest, with wars raging in Ukraine and the Middle East, the cathedral’s resurrection emerged as a symbol of resilience and unity.Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Thompson, 50, was shot from behind on the sidewalk outside a New York City Hilton hotel Dec. 4 before a shareholder conference.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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In that notebook, he is alleged to have written about wanting to target a CEO at a conference with a gun and expressed that such a method was preferable to other means — like a bomb or some other explosive device — so others wouldn’t be harmed.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Since the pandemic, there’s been a growing appetite for intentional gatherings, including for the dinner party.Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Baz also recommends adding an interactive element to the gathering.Mya Gelber, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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The research team stumbled upon the assemblage of 50 cave pearls while conducting investigations in the Joweizeh spring tunnel in the Jerusalem Hills.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The last holder of that title was the fossil assemblage of a Tyrannosaurus rex named Stan.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Convocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convocation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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