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
Other Word Forms
- convenership noun
Example Sentences
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The council's convener for city centre recovery, Angus Millar, said the measures would ensure Glasgow city centre remained a safe place to live, work and visit.
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Maxwell told the Department of Justice last year that she was "very central" to the effort as a convener - she "helped bring key personnel" to the project.
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James Dalgleish, City of Edinburgh Council's education, children and families convener, was at the ceremony where the girls received their replacement cup.
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Edinburgh Council's education convener said at the time that the move would end the "competition" between phones and teachers for pupils' attention.
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The minister told its convener, Scottish Conservative MSP Douglas Ross, she did not believe it constituted a breach of the ministerial code.
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