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Convocation
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Look up <i>convocation</i> in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. <p>A convocation (from the <a href="/facts/Latin/pM3Kge85">Latin</a> <i>convocare</i> meaning "to call/come together", a translation of the <a href="/facts/Ancient_Greek/LIK7NlUh">Greek</a> ἐκκλησία <i>ekklēsia</i>) is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose, mostly ecclesiastical or academic. The Britannica dictionary defines it as "a large formal meeting of people (such as church officials)". </p><p>In academic use, it can refer variously to the formal body of an institution's alumni or to a ceremonial assembly of the university, particularly at a graduation or commencement ceremony but, at some institutions, for a ceremony at the start of the academic year to welcome incoming students. </p>