Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To come together usually for an official or public purpose; assemble formally.
- intransitive verb To cause to come together formally; convoke: synonym: call.
- intransitive verb To summon to appear, as before a tribunal.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To come together; meet; unite: said of things.
- To come together; meet in the same place; assemble, as persons, usually for some public purpose or the promotion of some common interest: as, the legislature will convene in January; the citizens convened in the city hall.
- Synonyms To congregate, muster, gather.
- To cause to assemble; call together; convoke.
- To summon to appear, as before a public (especially a judicial) officer or an official body.
- In civil law, to sue.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
- transitive verb To summon judicially to meet or appear.
- intransitive verb rare To come together; to meet; to unite.
- intransitive verb To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive : To come together; to
meet ; tounite . - verb intransitive : To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to
assemble . - verb transitive : To cause to assemble; to call together; to
convoke . - verb transitive : To summon
judicially to meet or appear.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb meet formally
- verb call together
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Next week, First Ministers will again convene in Ottawa to negotiate a strengthening of the Equalization Program and the fundamental principle of equity and fairness.
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For the information professional, there comes a change from having the power to inform to one of being able to "convene" - take action.
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For the information professional, there comes a change from having the power to inform to one of being able to "convene" - take action.
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We have only a few just before court convene, which is twice a year.
Annual Report of the Board of Public Charities of North Carolina, 1910 North Carolina Board of Public Charities 1910
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When the Professional Football Compensation Committee (PFCC) convene, which is likely to be some six months after Johnson has left Boro, they take into account a variety of factors.
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When the Professional Football Compensation Committee (PFCC) convene, which is likely to be some six months after Johnson has left Boro, they take into account a variety of factors.
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She is about to convene a kangaroo court where the House of Bishops will depose a standing bishop without a trial, and without all members of the House voting.
Anglican Mainstream 2008
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The word _coven_ is a derivative of 'convene', and is variously spelt
The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology Margaret Alice Murray 1913
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Aside from the questionable right of anyone in particular to "convene" this highly decentralized movement, a $549 registration fee has raised hackles in many circles, and it's not clear how legitimate the Nashville gathering-denounced this week by the highly influential RedState founder Erick Erickson as "scammy" - will turn out to be.
Featured Articles 2010
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But "he has latterly intimated to one or two of his confidants that he would like his present role to evolve so that once he inherits the crown, his knowledge and experience, his contacts and his unique ability to 'convene' others in the national interest could be put to good use rather than go to waste".
Peter Black AM 2008
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