Convocatoria

Question

My understanding of this word, at least in my context of Bogotano Spanish, is that it is a noun describing a group of people called or brought together for a specific purpose.

My context is that amongst the socios of our club, we often speak about increasing our convocatoria.

This, however, is not reflected in any dictionary definition that I've found.

Is this a use specific to certain geographies or have I misunderstood?

I'm from Argentina, and we also use it with tat meaning sometimes. Like increasing the amount of people you get interested. - 00e657d4, Mar 8, 2011

Thanks. - afowen, Mar 8, 2011

Answer 1

Yes that's also a meaning of the word but it's also used commonly to describe a paper that calls people out to some event, meeting, work application, MA and Ph.D., tests, etc, like this.

So convocatoria is the calling as well as the called? I've seen your definition in dictionaries yet not mine - hmmm - afowen, Mar 8, 2011

¡Bravo unam! - 005faa61, Mar 8, 2011

You hit the nail on the head!! vote - pacofinkler, Mar 8, 2011

jaja, si arriba la U N A M ¡¡¡ - Dakie, Mar 8, 2011

Answer 2

convocatorio, ria.

1. adj. Que convoca.

2. f. Anuncio o escrito con que se convoca.

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convocar.

(Del lat. convoc?re).

1. tr. Citar, llamar a una o más personas para que concurran a lugar o acto determinado.

2. tr. aclamar (? dar voces en honor y aplauso de alguien).

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Pienso que éste es el sentido que buscas: "Citar, llamar a una o más personas para que concurran a lugar o acto determinado". En este caso la División de Estudios de Posgrado de la UNAM cita a los cirujanos dentistas a acudir a la Facultad de Odontología para ingresar en el curso de cirugía maxilofacial, con duración de ¡cuatro años!

No, mi pregunta es sobre el uso de 'convocatoria' como un sustantivo para describir los halados. - afowen, Mar 8, 2011

Pero gracias :-) - afowen, Mar 8, 2011