"concom" meaning in All languages combined

See concom on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: concoms [plural]
Etymology: Blend of convention + committee. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|convention|committee}} Blend of convention + committee Head templates: {{en-noun}} concom (plural concoms)
  1. (fandom slang) The group of volunteers who organise and run a convention. Tags: slang Meronyms: conrunner
    Sense id: en-concom-en-noun-ZlCcKS6q Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Personally, I think writing is writing and her writing on the net counts. I don't think \"net.notariety\" is any different than apahacking or conrunning, in terms of fannish activity. Whether anyone deserves to be GoH because of any particular activity is up to the concoms of Greater Fandom.",
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