Conclaves

Meantime, the grown-up siblings and their spouses — the organizers, cooks, drinkers and squabblers-in-chief — convene in little conclaves over cigars in the garage or wine in the kitchen.

APC’s true federalism committee differs from other confabs in at least two ways; first, previous confabs were conclaves of the elite.

The outing will mark the first of the big-splash quarterly conclaves that tend to bring policy changes to be chaired by Jerome Powell, who replaced Janet Yellen at the helm last month.

He convened the Second Council of Lyons and also made new regulations in regards to papal conclaves.

He was later restored and took part in the conclaves of 1730 and 1740.

These lovely pagan women, touching in their sorrows, romantic in their adventures, tender in their emotions, rivet the readers' attention, while the battles, religious ceremonies, conclaves and stratagems of the campaign are easily skipped.