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convener
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noun
- a person who convenes or chairs a meeting, committee, etc, esp one who is specifically elected to do so
a convener of shop stewards
- the chairman and civic head of certain Scottish councils Compare provost
Derived Forms
- ³¦´Ç²Ôˈ±¹±ð²Ô±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
Example Sentences
Councillor Joan Griffiths, Edinburgh City Council's education, children and families convener, said she was "saddened" by the absence figures.
During the session, committee convener Douglas Ross MSP revealed that the university's recovery plan document sent to trade unions included the number of job losses in its password.
Councillor Ruairi Kelly, the city council's convener for housing and development, said the current situation was "not sustainable" in the long-term.
SNP MSP and committee convener Kenneth Gibson said: "This is indicative of a wider problem where vital medium and longer-term financial planning within the Scottish government is lacking."
Alex Logan, convener for the GMB union who has worked at the Inverclyde shipyard since he was 16, said it was a big day both for the yard - and Scotland's island communities.
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