Convener vs. Convenor
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Convener
The chairman (also chair) is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, a committee, or a deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an orderly fashion. When the group is not in session, the officer's duties often include acting as its head, its representative to the outside world and its spokesperson. In some organizations, this position is also called president (or other title), in others, where a board appoints a president (or other title), the two different terms are used for distinctly different positions.
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Convenor
The chairman (also chair) is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, a committee, or a deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an orderly fashion. When the group is not in session, the officer's duties often include acting as its head, its representative to the outside world and its spokesperson. In some organizations, this position is also called president (or other title), in others, where a board appoints a president (or other title), the two different terms are used for distinctly different positions.
Convener (noun)
One who convenes or calls a meeting
Convenor (noun)
One who assembles people for an official or public purpose.
Convenor (noun)
In a British university, a lecturer who takes on the mantle of managing a specific course.
Convener (noun)
One who convenes or meets with others.
Convener (noun)
One who calls an assembly together or convenes a meeting; hence, the chairman of a committee or other organized body.
Convener (noun)
the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings
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