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- verb Present participle of
convene . - adjective That
convenes
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- noun the act of convening
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Examples
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The goal of this convening is to create a set of mutually agreed upon principles for framing the "other" in reporting.
Dalia Mogahed: Beginning Again: How America and Muslim Majority Societies Can Re-Engage Dalia Mogahed 2010
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The goal of this convening is to create a set of mutually agreed upon principles for framing the "other" in reporting.
Dalia Mogahed: Beginning Again: How America and Muslim Majority Societies Can Re-Engage Dalia Mogahed 2010
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This means that the Administration must vigorously support the Iraqi government in convening a comprehensive peace conference including all factions in Iraq, pursuing regional and international diplomacy and supporting the development of an economic renewal by Iraqis and for Iraqis.
Iraq 2008
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Collaboration I would agree the word convening has its charms
The pieces of the digital engagement puzzle at Helpful Technology 2009
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Now what happens is those recommendation also go on to Mrs. Susan Crawford, otherwise known as the convening authority, a judge.
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There will be a 90-page document released, Heidi, of these charges and the expected request for the death penalty, all of that will go to the so-called convening authority, essentially a judge in charge ever the entire matter who will have to accept the charges and the request for death penalty, or send it back to prosecutors for more work.
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What is expected here at 11: 00 is an announcement that charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, attacks on civilians, and a request for the death penalty against six men are being referred to the so-called convening authority, the judge in charge of the legal efforts at Guantanamo Bay.
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Because the idea of convening a crisis summit contradicts the reassuring messages offered by the federal government, our proposal was immediately rejected by the Department of Health and Human Services.
MAIL CALL 2007
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(A few weeks earlier, Taliban leader Mullah Omar had floated the idea of convening a tribunal of Islamic religious scholars to review the evidence against the Al Qaeda leader.)
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Another thing is the idea of convening a special interest group at school once a month to have hands on sessions where we talk about how to make what Ben calls “The Ripe Environment”.
Archive 2007-07-01 Jo McLeay 2007
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