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convener

British  
/ kənˈviːnə /

noun

  1. a person who convenes or chairs a meeting, committee, etc, esp one who is specifically elected to do so

    a convener of shop stewards

  2. the chairman and civic head of certain Scottish councils Compare provost

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  • convenership noun

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The Highlands and Islands MSP has spent 18 months as convener of Holyrood's education committee, where he led scrutiny of Dundee University's financial woes.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Maxwell told the Department of Justice last year that she was "very central" to the effort as a convener - she "helped bring key personnel" to the project.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

James Dalgleish, City of Edinburgh Council's education, children and families convener, was at the ceremony where the girls received their replacement cup.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Constance has since publicly apologised to Prof Jay at Holyrood's education committee, telling its convener, Scottish Conservative MSP Douglas Ross, she did not believe it constituted a breach of the ministerial code.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

The meeting was opened by Mrs. C. S. Mebane of Hot Springs, convener, and she was later elected president.

From The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy by Flickinger, Robert Elliott