convene
to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
to cause to assemble; convoke.
to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
Origin of convene
1Other words for convene
Other words from convene
- con·ven·a·ble, adjective
- con·ven·a·bly, adverb
- con·ven·er, con·ve·nor, noun
- re·con·vene, verb, re·con·vened, re·con·ven·ing.
- un·con·ven·a·ble, adjective
- un·con·vened, adjective
- un·con·ven·ing, adjective
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How to use convene in a sentence
The 16-player RTP committee has convened nearly every day over the past week, but internally, not with the NHL.
The NHL, facing more questions than answers, is still targeting a January start | Samantha Pell | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostIn Glacier, officials from the FAA and NPS convened in 2003 to work on the plan for the park, but it was never completed.
The FAA Is Enabling Helicopters to Ruin the Outdoors | Frederick Reimers | October 3, 2020 | Outside OnlineHe convened a group of nine other experts in the field to create this open-access Google Doc offering comprehensive advice on what you need to know about aerosol transmission, from best practices for masks to whether it’s safe to travel by airplane.
This scientist made a Google Doc to educate the public about airborne coronavirus transmission | Niall Firth | October 2, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewSo we’re really trying to use the convening power of WHO to bring all the parts together.
The World Health Organization is leaning on big tech to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic | Nicole Goodkind | October 1, 2020 | FortuneThe FBI agent served on a sheriff’s office task force, convened to protect Jordan Cove, with some of the same deputies whose salaries were being paid by Pembina.
It’s His Land. Now a Canadian Company Gets to Take It. | by Lee van der Voo for ProPublica | October 1, 2020 | ProPublica
At 16, when he was formally initiated into manhood, Mandela received yet another name: Dalibunga—“convenor of the Great Council.”
British Dictionary definitions for convene
/ (kənˈviːn) /
to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
(tr) to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc
Origin of convene
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