0 an important trade union official who works in a particular factory or office
1 a British trade union official of high rank who works in a particular factory or office:
2 a person who arranges meetings for an official group of people:
The convenor of a housing committee has a hundred people to fear if he brings forward a new proposal.
This is equally true of a chairman, or convenor—they can choose their own name—in relation to their regions.
The aim of those convenors was not to start strikes.
If that be so, is not he responsible, as the convenor of the conference, to provide that information?
I happened to be the planning convenor at that time.
They have all taken the decision; some have decided that the term "chairman"should continue, some decided for"convenor", some have decided on the term "provost".
In our view, that will cover most of the circumstances in which a convenor might legitimately be expected to attend a picket line.
In addition, too many managers make the mistake of communicating with their shop floor through the convenor or senior shop steward.
