conferral

Example Sentences

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“The TPS program gives foreign nationals nonimmigrant status, but it does not admit them. So the conferral of TPS does not make an unlawful entrant…eligible” for a green card, she wrote.

From Seattle Times

The word “grant” connotes a gift, bestowal, conferral or transfer by one person to another — not to himself.

From Washington Post

“I figured I wasn’t even going to wait for the conferral of my degree.”

From New York Times

In response, Ms. Tsai has tried to project strength, appearing alongside officers at a conferral ceremony and calling on the military to remain vigilant.

From New York Times

The ceremony format prompted by the coronavirus pandemic includes the conferral of degrees and the reading of the names of every graduating senior, according to a statement from President Kathleen McCartney.

From Washington Times