convene
[kuhn-veen]
- to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
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- to cause to assemble; convoke.
- to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
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Contemporary Examples of reconvened
And when the European Central Bank reconvened after its holiday, it seemed to do something positive.
Economics Developments in the U.S., Europe, and China Could Trip Up Obama’s Reelection CampaignDaniel Gross
September 6, 2012
Presiding Judge O-Gon Kwon reconvened court until Tuesday when they will attempt to start the trial again.
Historical Examples of reconvened
Anderson then reconvened the council to lay this answer before them.
Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61Abner Doubleday
Then Ravick reconvened the meeting, with nobody but his gang.
Four-Day PlanetHenry Beam Piper
The electoral college could not be reconvened because it becomes functus officio immediately after electing the President.
Government in the United StatesJames Wilford Garner
The Palais Bourbon was cleared, and the Deputies were reconvened in their assembly hall.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by YearEdwin Emerson
Any Irish owner, upon surrendering his land to the king, got a patent which reconvened it on him.
Landholding In EnglandJoseph Fisher
convene
- to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
- (tr) to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc
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Word Origin for convene
C15: from Latin convenīre to assemble, from venīre to come
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