"convenor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: convenors [plural]
Etymology: From convene + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|convene|or}} convene + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} convenor (plural convenors)
  1. One who assembles people for an official or public purpose. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-convenor-en-noun--z1PY-1U Disambiguation of People: 53 47
  2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A lecturer who takes on the mantle of managing a specific course. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK Categories (topical): Education, People
    Sense id: en-convenor-en-noun-IDS1-Yut Disambiguation of Education: 0 100 Disambiguation of People: 53 47 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: convenorship

Inflected forms

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