convocation
召集
definition
noun
This was their second reunion as a similar convocation gathered for a get together in Summerhill twenty-five years ago.
a large formal assembly of people.
From Megiddo in 1485 BC to Kosovo in ad 1999, this argument runs, the only thing all wars have had in common has been to increase governments' powers of convocation and coercion.
the action of calling people together for a large formal assembly.
translation of 'convocation'
noun
召集,
集会
example
Incoming students also participate in a freshman 'convocation' that serves to welcome first-generation families.
The six-college 'convocation' fostered a creative and supportive relationship between the faculty, staff and students who attended.
Eleven months after receiving an invitation to address this topic for a Lutheran 'convocation' of teaching theologians, my wife of twenty-six years was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Over the past several years, the 'convocation' has been held at Ohio State, the University of Michigan and the University of California at Berkeley.
Those inadequate and closely-packed, green leather benches facing each other in that stuffy chamber would induce quick tempers, name calling and fist fights in a 'convocation' of Quaker pacifists.
Conversely he extends the hand of friendship to other heads of faiths at a 'convocation' he convened in Rome.
Inevitably, the kids come to adore him, and he enters their group in a local competition, a plan which an angry 'convocation' of parents threatens to derail.
The 'convocation' of a national representative assembly meant the end of absolute monarchy.
This degree is to be awarded at their 'convocation' on June 16, 2005.
As his column notes, Yale has on the contrary already ‘postponed’ its freshman 'convocation' for the first time in its history.
The College of Agriculture presented annual awards to faculty and staff at its spring semester 'convocation' Jan.13.
On Wednesday, at a 'convocation' honoring the four professors who have received tenure this year, Provost Dan Hornbach spoke eloquently about the importance of tenure for the preservation of academic freedom.
One such initiative was the 'convocation' that was held here recently for these children.
This was their second reunion as a similar 'convocation' gathered for a get together in Summerhill twenty-five years ago.
Well, I have to be around campus this weekend to participate in the honors 'convocation' , so I get to wear my pretty little skirt, hood, and scholarly looking square cap for three whole hours on Saturday!
The three were selected from 25 nominations submitted last month and will be recognized at the university's spring awards 'convocation' March 28.
The President's Office confirmed the award winner would be honored during the university's spring awards 'convocation' , lending additional legitimacy to the award.
As many as 63 students were awarded diplomas at the annual 'convocation' of the Indo-Swiss Training Centre here yesterday.
I was involved in the largest 'convocation' we ever held, and I will cherish that memory forever.
Security and logistic preparations are well under way in Algeria in preparation for the 'convocation' of the highest-level Arab wide congregation.
The quorum necessary for the 'convocation' of the summit is 15 member states.
From Megiddo in 1485 BC to Kosovo in ad 1999, this argument runs, the only thing all wars have had in common has been to increase governments' powers of 'convocation' and coercion.
The day we visited, the streets bubbled with life as people in luminous blue gowns headed to a 'convocation' at the cathedral.
The annual faculty and staff spring awards 'convocation' will be held Monday, April 16.
The proposal is to complete the 'convocation' by July ’, Prof. Ponnusamy states.
The petition went on to demand the eight-hour working day, the separation of church from state, a fair wage, land to be redistributed, and the 'convocation' of a constituent assembly.
Work approved by the select committee will finally be taken to a general 'convocation' for a stamp of approval.
the arguments delayed the 'convocation' of the first congress, planned for February 1992
The first gold medal will be awarded in the 2004 'convocation' to be held in late March.
‘The numbers are many,’ she told the 'convocation' audience of more than 1,200.
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