Convocation was supposed to be a fun all-day event to get us new students acquainted with the university, but it really just felt like a ceremonial waste of time.
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Convocation
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Noun(4 words)
commencementcommissioncommitteeconciliarismconclaveconcourseconferencecongregationcongressconsistoryconventicleconventioncouncilcouncil of nicaeacouncil of trentdancedatedietdiocesan conferenceecclesiastical council
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Noun(8 words)
get togetherget-togethergraduationgraduation exerciseshousewarminginauguralinaugurationindentinitiationinvocationlateran councilleveeliturgymeetmeetingmummerymusternodobservanceoffice
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panelparochial church councilparochial councilpartyperformanceplenary councilplenumpreconizationpresbyterypromquorumrallyreceptionreligious ceremonyrendezvousrequisitionriterite de passagerite of passageritualseanceservicesessionshindigsit insit-insittingsoireesolemnitysolemnizationsummonssymposiumsynodturnoutvatican councilvestry
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At the convocation, all the faculty and deans wore their doctoral regalia and octagonal hats.
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The senator showed up at the convocation and told the story about his dad being an exterminator, just like he does every year.
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Tom's speech at the convocation made me cry because I knew he only learned English six years ago!
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