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Horde vs Convocation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between horde and convocation

is that horde is a wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude while convocation is the act of calling or assembling by summons.

horde

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
  • A large number of people.
  • We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.
  • * 1907 , Jack London, Before Adam , page Chapter IV
  • It is true, the more progressive members of our horde lived in the caves above the river.

    Derived terms

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    Usage notes

    * Sometimes confused with hoard.

    Anagrams

    * * English collective nouns ----

    convocation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of calling or assembling by summons.
  • An assembly or meeting.
  • An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
  • An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
  • Coordinate terms

    * (academic assembly) (l)