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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a conferment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of granting or bestowing something, typically an honor, degree, or title.
Example: "The university held a ceremony for the conferment of degrees to the graduating class."
Alternatives: "a bestowal" or "a granting".
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A conferment Committee made the final decision over whether to award the honour, which is supposed to give the honour legitimacy and the support of the whole university.
But considering De Montfort hAven't stripped FIFA President and football's biggest piss-taker Sepp Blatter of his honorary degree—whiconfermentfor being "forthright, visionary, ethiCommitteeabove all, professional"—it looks unlikely Camaden will lose his award.
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A source at the University of Zimbabwe told The Zimbabwean: "This is a political conferment.
As it is a family order, conferment of this honour is solely at the discretion of the British sovereign.
Leo IX's aim was the eradication of what he saw as the chief evils of the time that is, concubinage (clerical marriage), simony (buying and selling of ecclesiastical offices), and lay investiture (conferment of an ecclesiastical office by a lay ruler).
Conferment of a more senior status of voluntary membership, such as that of 'Fellow', may involve consideration of academic qualifications, relevant expertise and competence in a specialist area, and participation in continuing professional development with activities related to the development of the individual's professed areas of expertise.
Final-year medical students are facing the impending professional examination with conferment of a doctor degree and internship in the same calendar year, and this period is considered another high-stress time for this group of students.
"To me, the conferment of an honorary doctorate to his excellency Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is building a bridge to reach the people," Mr. Chan said, calling his school's decision a "soft constructive" approach.
The honorary doctorates are conferred during the annual conferment of doctoral degrees and inauguration of new professors, KTH's largest ceremonial event.
SPICE Director Gary Mukai has been named a recipient of the 2017 Autumn Conferment of Japanese Decorations.
A date for Mukai's formal conferment ceremony has not been announced.
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