concom
concom noun: the group of volunteers who organise and run a convention.
Noun
concom (plural concoms)
- The group of volunteers who organise and run a convention.
- I would tend to look askance at the fan who's focussed all their activities into one area of fandom, whether it's fanzines, masquerade costuming, or conrunning. On the other hand, often the fan who's mostly known as, say, a fanzine fan, has in fact quietly helped out in a variety of other areas. So...1986 June, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, “GoB Criteria”, in The Mad 3 Party, number 12, page 18
- Personally, I think writing is writing and her writing on the net counts. I don't think "net.notariety" is any different than apahacking or conrunning, in terms of fannish activity. Whether anyone deserves to be GoH because of any particular activity is up to the concoms of Greater Fandom.1994 July 30, David E Romm, “Re: Usenet GoH”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <71443.1447-300794084342@dialup-2-155.gw.umn.edu>
Proper noun capitalized: ConCom
ConCom
- A committee that reviews the Philippine 1987 Constitution for charter change.
Forms of concom
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Origin of concom
Blend of convention + committee.
Abbreviation of consultative committee. Coined on December 7, 2016, after Former President Rodrigo Duterte signed Philippine Executive Order No. 10, s. 2016.
Questions about concom
- What does concom mean?
- Concom means the group of volunteers who organise and run a convention.
- What part of speech is concom?
- Concom can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of concom?
- The plural of concom is concoms.
Words near concom in the dictionary
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