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convocation

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An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.

An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.

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Obviously, it's a great privilege and pleasure to be here at the Yale Law School Sesquicentennial Convocation. And I defy anyone to say that and chew gum at the same time. Gerald Ford

Would puzzle a convocation of casuists to resolve their degrees of consanguinity. Miguel de Cervantes

Akinwole further stressed that the union was constrained to advise members not to be in attendance or participate in the preparation for and the actualisation of the said convocation and 72nd Foundation Day ceremonies. Source: Internet

At Convocation the gate opens inward to admit the procession of new students. Source: Internet

At a Liberty University convocation in November 2018, Jerry Falwell Jr. gestures while speaking, as his wife, Becki, listens. Source: Internet

Bishop Edward Foxe tabled proposals in Convocation, with strong backing from Cromwell and Cranmer, which the King later endorsed as the Ten Articles and which were printed in August 1536. Source: Internet

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