convoke
verb (used with object)
to call together; summon to meet or assemble.
has convoked
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present perfectof convoke (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The first act of the comedy is over and the second act now begins.—The faction has convoked the delegates of the primary assemblies to Paris for a purpose.
From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by John Durand
Happy is the citizen," he said in his address, "who, under the shield of the armies he commands, has convoked national sovereignty to exercise its absolute will….
From Simon Bolivar, the Liberator by Guillermo A. Sherwell
When their shouts die, he makes, standing before the King, the startling announcement that he cannot lead them to battle, the brave heroes he has convoked.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Gertrude Hall Brownell
