synod

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Recent Examples of synod Inside the synod auditorium, laypeople sat at round tables alongside cardinals and bishops, rather than in the upper back row of the Vatican's audience hall as in previous synods. — Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023 The Vatican has hosted synods for decades to discuss particular issues such as the church in Africa or the Amazon, with bishops voting on proposals at the end for the pope to consider in a future document. — Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023 Amazonian bishops had proposed allowing married priests to minister to their faithful who sometimes go months at a time without Mass, but Francis shot down the proposal after an Amazonian synod in 2019. — Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023 After years of complaints by women, who had been allowed to participate in synods only as nonvoting experts, auditors, or observers, Pope Francis not only gave Sister Becquart a voting role, but expanded the vote to laypeople in general. — Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for synod
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synod
  1. caucus
  2. cabinet
  3. conclave
  4. meeting
  5. convocation
  6. assembly
  7. council
  8. workshop
Noun
  • Early in the day, the bill got support from the White House when President Donald Trump called into a House GOP caucus meeting.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2025
  • And while there have been some frustrations with Schumer from his caucus, no serious talks about moving on from him as leader have materialized.
    — Andrew Solender, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of caucus
Noun
  • With a network of over 4,000 franchise stores and dealerships worldwide, the company has been involved in numerous commercial and residential projects across the US, delivering tailored cabinets and storage solutions.
    — Lauren Carpenter, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Doing an entire load of dishes, sweeping and cleaning floors, and wiping down cabinets, countertops, and tables are all tasks that involve a lot of time, much more than one minute.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Definition of cabinet
Noun
  • But as past conclaves have illustrated, frequently the choice is unexpected.
    — Made by History, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The conclave typically begins 15 to 20 days after the death of a pope, and takes as long as needed.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Definition of conclave
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  • Daily pre-shift meetings are standard at D.C. Cobb’s, where staff are trained on which items to promote based on margins and inventory.
    — Xandra Harbet, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Von der Leyen’s attendance sets the stage for a potential key meeting between herself and Trump.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of meeting
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  • UofA's 2025 Adalberto and Ana Guerrero Student Center graduation celebration was called a convocation on the university's website as recently as Feb. 21, per the Wayback Machine web archive.
    — Jessica Boehm, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In 2016, he was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the 7th convocation from United Russia, Putin's ruling party, representing the Republic of Dagestan.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of convocation
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  • Serving as SpaceX's rocket assembly building, the company erected Hangar X just outside the perimeter of Launch Complex 39A so rockets ready to fly can easily roll out on a transporter and be erected atop the launch pad.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Dorel will mail consumers a new headrest pad assembly kit at no charge.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Definition of assembly
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  • Having lived in a 400-square-foot accessory dwelling unit over a detached garage in California before moving to Colorado, Barr was the only person on the council in favor of adopting the Neighborhood Housing Opportunities initiative.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Andriy Kovalenko, an official on Ukraine's national security and defense council, said the strike on Sumy came after Witkoff had visited Putin, noting a Russian ballistic missile attack on Zelensky's home city, Kryvyi Rih, came after top Kremlin official Kirill Dmitriev visited Washington.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of council
Noun
  • For the third consecutive year, the workshop maintained its partnership with the Morelia Film Festival, hosting a Mexican filmmaker among the participants.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
  • For more information about the workshop, participants can check the Eventbrite link at https://bit.ly/42UM5lw.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Definition of workshop

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