Commencement vs. Convocation

Commencementnoun

The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing

Commencementnoun

The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

Commencementnoun

A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university.

Commencementnoun

The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.

Commencementnoun

The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.

Commencementnoun

the time at which something is supposed to begin;

Commencementnoun

an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

Commencementnoun

the act of starting something;

Convocationnoun

The act of calling or assembling by summons.

Convocationnoun

An assembly or meeting.

Convocationnoun

An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.

Convocationnoun

An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.

Convocationnoun

The act of calling or assembling by summons.

Convocationnoun

An assembly or meeting.

Convocationnoun

An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.

Convocationnoun

An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.

Convocationnoun

a group gathered in response to a summons

Convocationnoun

the act of convoking

Convocation

A convocation (from the Latin convocare meaning , a translation of the Greek ἐκκλησία ekklēsia) is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose, mostly ecclesiastical or academic. In academic use, in can refer variously to a gathering of all of an institution's alumni, to a ceremony at the start of the academic year to welcome incoming students, and to a graduation ceremony (sometimes otherwise known as a commencement).