convener
Britishnoun
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a person who convenes or chairs a meeting, committee, etc, esp one who is specifically elected to do so
a convener of shop stewards
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the chairman and civic head of certain Scottish councils Compare provost
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Barrera sees the superintendent as a convener and organizer to advance initiatives that benefit students — with or without state funding or direction from the governor and Legislature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Then the U.S. could be the convener rather than the policeman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“But what you can do is become a convener, and allow them to share stories with each other.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
GMB convener Chris Mitchell made the appeal after a bin lorry crew was forced to eject rubbish that had caught fire onto the street in Glasgow city centre.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
It is for his labours in connection with the formation of the Sustentation Fund, of which he has for many years been convener, that Dr. Buchanan is most prominently known.
From Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities by J. Stephen (James Stephen) Jeans
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