convocation
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7.7
- noun
- /ˌkɒnvəˈkeɪʃən/
- Formal
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convocatoria
- The Opening Convocation address will be given by Harold Holzer, the foremost scholar on Abraham Lincoln, and then everyone will walk outside to the center of campus to witness the unveiling of a new statue of Lincoln created by artist Ed Hamilton.
I have never been to a freshman convocation.
- I have never been to a freshman convocation.
- Her very first speech at Brown had convocation.
Examples
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The convocation ceremony marks the beginning of students' academic journey, providing them an opportunity to assemble as a class and, with the drama and regalia of the academic processional and recessional, foreshadow their graduation celebration.
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Although I missed my freshman convocation, I am honored and excited to have to have had a part in yours.
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As the students met their teachers and found their seats, their families started to gather in the school football stadium for the annual opening convocation.
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New students at Convocation take the True Blue Pledge.
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We have been overwhelmed by the passion and attachment that "True Blue" has received on campus since it was introduced at last August's Convocation exercises.
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Among the justice's public appearances was a convocation on 7 April 1997, which heard papers by three Loyola faculty members, including me, and his responses to those papers.
Academic text (1999) -
Shields viewed her life as a series of chapters: "Most of us end up seeing our lives not as an ascending line of achievement but as a series of highly interesting chapters," she said in her convocation address at the University of British Columbia in 1996.
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The university will hold a convocation next week to welcome new students and faculty.
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During the annual convocation, alumni gathered to celebrate their achievements and share memories.
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The principal announced the convocation to discuss important changes in school policy.
Synonyms
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1.0
A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social
∞
3.4
A large meeting where people with the same job or interest gather
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3.7
A formal social event with food, music, and speeches
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1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
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2.5
A group of people who meet for a common purpose
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3.5
A time when people or groups join to work together
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3.2
A formal meeting of people who discuss and decide important things
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2.2
A planned time when several people come together to talk about something
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3.4
A group of people, animals, or things gathered together
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2.7
An event where people meet to talk and spend time together
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6.6
A group of people gathered for a common purpose, like at a meeting
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3.9
An act of bringing people together for a meeting or discussion
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8.1
An academic meeting where people present and discuss research
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3.4
A large public gathering where people meet to support or protest a cause
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4.2
Bringing people together for a meeting
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9.7
A formal university ceremony for graduating students
A meeting of people to discuss and decide important matters
People coming together in one place for a common purpose
A meeting where people come together for social or religious reasons
A group of people who meet to pray and talk about their religion
A formal party or ceremony where many people meet
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
convocation = convoke (semi-transparent) = con + vocat + ation
The derivation convoke + -ation is a regular nominalization, but the verb 'convoke' and the root element 'vocat' come from Latin and may not be recognisable to many learners.
Etymology
Convocation comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and vocare 'to call', the same 'voc' you see in voice. So a convocation can mean the act of 'calling people together' for an official meeting.