convene
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to cause to assemble; convoke.
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to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
verb
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to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
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(tr) to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc
Other Word Forms
- convenable adjective
- convenably adverb
- convener noun
- convenor noun
- reconvene verb
- unconvenable adjective
- unconvened adjective
- unconvening adjective
Etymology
Origin of convene
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin convenīre to come together, equivalent to con- con- + venīre to come
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, a team of specialist doctors from major hospitals around Italy will convene to decide whether the child's current conditions make him suitable for a new transplant.
From BBC
Industry groups met with regulators, a Food and Drug Administration panel convened in June and hundreds of responses were submitted to a 120-day public comment period that closed in September.
It convenes heads of state, defense ministers, intelligence chiefs and senior military leaders who decide when to impose sanctions, use force, and tolerate escalation.
When the summit convened at the same place in Silicon Valley one year ago, the main takeaway was that AI agents had yet to find their place among large enterprises.
Environmental groups sued, alleging the panel was convened behind closed doors in violation of federal rules, and Energy Secretary Chris Wright later disbanded the group.
From Barron's
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