convoke
verb (used with object)
to call together; summon to meet or assemble.
convoking
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present participleof convoke.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The idea has come more and more to the front of ... convoking a special advisory committee.
From Time Magazine Archive
Taylor's irritation seemed justified, but, as General Nguyen Khanh said last week, "He was convoking me as if he were MacArthur on occupation in Japan."
From Time Magazine Archive
Ambassador Andrew Young, Football Coach Tom Landry and other notables in convoking 800 "national leaders" to a glittering "Congress of the Laity" in Los Angeles next February.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was much more, but still nothing to explain convoking the nation's No. 1 sounding board.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hénon threatened to tender his resignation if they went on like that, and proposed they should repair to the prefect, who was then convoking the reactionary battalions.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
