convener

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• convenership noun

Example Sentences

The general council convener Rev David Bruce said the church does not know "precisely who has been harmed".

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Stephen Jenkinson, City of Edinburgh Council's transport and environment convener, said the capital was facing major challenges in terms of population growth.

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They made the trip to attend a conference organized by George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, which megadonors like Leo have turned into a crucial pipeline and convener for the conservative legal movement.

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Ms Roper, from Penarth in Wales, worked for the Welsh Refugee Council, was a Unite union convener and also chaired the Cardiff West branch of Socialist Party Wales.

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SNP MSP Michelle Thomson has lodged a motion to remove him from his role as convener of the Scottish Parliament's economy and fair work committee.

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