convocation (ˌkɒnvəˈkeɪʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- a large formal assembly, esp one specifically convened
- the act of convoking or state of being convoked
- Church of England either of the synods of the provinces of Canterbury or York
- Episcopal Church
- an assembly of the clergy and part of the laity of a diocese
- a district represented at such an assembly
- (sometimes capital) (in some British universities) a legislative assembly composed mainly of graduates
- (in India) a degree-awarding ceremony
- (in Australia and New Zealand) the graduate membership of a university
Alternative Forms
ˌconvoˈcational adjective ˈconvoˌcator nounSynonyms
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meeting,
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assembly,
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Usage examples
Soon after this, Chanoth Chen Ciceron restored the convocation to order.
, The Broken God (1993)Tata will receive the award at the institute's annual convocation next year.
India Today (1999)photo by Jeff Bassett, Ottawa Sun CARLETON CAMPUS security officer Ray Morissette directs graduates to the convocation ceremony site.4.
Ottawa Sun (2003)This Troubadour is a convocation of shaggy, head-shaking, nasal moaning, alternative ley lines.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)`Are they waiting', you asked me -- I asked myself -- `for a convocation of office workers from below?
, THEN AGAIN: Travels in search of my younger self (2003)