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

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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Margaret Graham, culture and communities convener at Edinburgh City Council, described news of the reopening as "wonderful".

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Edinburgh Council's Education, Children and Families convener James Dalgleish said staff spotted "unusual and suspicious activity" on the schools and early years IT network.

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Chapman – the committee's deputy convener – accused the court of "bigotry, prejudice and hatred" after it ruled a woman is defined by her biological sex under the Equality Act.

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