Convocation is a term used to describe a formal GATHERING of people for a specific purpose. SYNOD (5 letters) is a COUNCIL of church officials, CONFERENCE (10 letters) is a MEETING of representatives to discuss a particular topic, CONVENTION (10 letters) is a large GATHERING of people with a common interest, CONCLAVE (8 letters) is a private or secret MEETING of a select group, COMMITTEE (9 letters) is a group of people appointed to consider a particular issue, CONGREGATION (12 letters) is a group of people who meet regularly for religious worship, ASSEMBLY (8 letters) is a group of people gathered together for a common purpose, ASSEMBLAGE (10 letters) is a collection of people or things, CONGRESS (8 letters) is a formal ASSEMBLY of delegates to discuss and act on matters of common interest, GATHERING (9 letters) is a group of people who have come together for a particular purpose, COUNCIL (7 letters) is a group of people elected or appointed to advise or govern, MEETING (7 letters) is a GATHERING of people for a particular purpose, RALLY (5 letters) is a large public MEETING to support a cause, DIET (4 letters) is a formal ASSEMBLY of representatives to discuss matters of state, and Bee (3 letters) is a GATHERING of people to work together on a task.