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The mass migration of caps, gowns, and debt into a single overheated auditorium.
means A formal assembly of people called together, especially for an academic ceremony or a meeting of a church's clergy.
from Straight from Latin convocare, 'to call together' — con- ('together') plus vocare ('to call'), a relative of vox, 'voice.' So at its root it's literally a calling-together of voices, which arrives in English through the church and the universities, the two great medieval institutions fond of summoning everyone into one room to be talked at.
- latin roots
- From convocare, meaning to call together
- crow collective
- A group of eagles is also a convocation
- church origins
- Once meant assemblies of clergy, not graduates
- opposite event
- Convocation opens; commencement closes the academic year
harvard university convocation — annual ceremony where harvard college holds its formal assembly, dating back to 1650
indian parliament convocation — formal assembly session in new delhi where the president addresses joint sitting of both houses