Convocation
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A Convocation is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose.
In particular it is used to refer to:
- the assemblies of the two Provinces of the Church of England, e.g. the Convocations of Canterbury, and various other assemblies of other churches; and
- the assemblies of various universities which are convoked to grant degrees, etc., and in particular various university legislative assemblies, e.g. the Convocation of the University of Oxford.