Associations to the word «Convene»

Wiktionary

CONVENE, verb. (intransitive) To come together; to meet; to unite.
CONVENE, verb. (intransitive) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
CONVENE, verb. ​(transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
CONVENE, verb. (transitive) To summon judicially to meet or appear.

Dictionary definition

CONVENE, verb. Meet formally; "The council convened last week".
CONVENE, verb. Call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium".

Wise words

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