ˌkänvəˈkāshən, -nvōˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English convocacioun, from Middle French convocation, from Latin convocation-, convocatio, from convocatus (past participle of convocare to convoke) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at convoke
1.
a. : an assembly or meeting of persons convoked
the Accession Council, the oldest governmental convocation in England — Time
also : the people so assembled
b.
(1) : an assembly of representatives of Church of England clergy that is constituted by statute to consult on ecclesiastical affairs
(2) : a meeting of an organization in the Protestant Episcopal Church that is composed of the clergy and some of the laity of a territorial division of a diocese to promote interest in such matters as diocesan missions ; also : the organization itself which is a purely voluntary one with no legislative functions or the territorial division
(3) : the annual meeting in the Protestant Episcopal Church of the bishop, clergy, and lay delegates of a missionary jurisdiction which not being a diocese cannot hold a diocesan convention
c. at some British universities
(1) : a deliberative, advisory, or elective body composed usually of graduates or of those with the degree of M.A. ; also : an assembly of this body
(2) : a purely social group open to all graduates who pay a membership fee
d.
(1) : an assembly of the members of a college or university to observe a particular ceremony (as the opening of the academic year or the announcing of prizes, awards, and honors)
(2) at some Canadian universities : commencement 2
e. : a meeting of a chapter of Royal Arch Masons or a reunion of Scottish Rite for the conferring of degrees
2. : the act of calling or assembling by summons
at the time of the convocation of the parliament