convoke
verb (used with object)
to call together; summon to meet or assemble.
convokes
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present tense formof convoke (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Francis turns 87 in December and whether he convokes another consistory next year or in 2025 depends on how long he lives.
From Reuters ● Sep. 30, 2023
He is the supreme authority of the state and commander in chief of the armed forces, concludes treaties and declares war, convokes and dissolves Parliament and appoints and dismisses ministers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jove, in great concern, convokes a council in the Milky Way.
From The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces by Jonathan Swift
Constantius convokes the Council of Arles, which condemns Arianism.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
The proclamation, that pronounces the dissolution, convokes the electoral colleges for a new election, and indicates the re-assembling of representatives in six months at the latest.
From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II by Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron Fleury de Chaboulon
