Definition of convene

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Convene (v. t.) To summon judicially to meet or appear.

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Assemble :: Assemble (v. t.) To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate.
Council :: Council (n.) An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for consultation in a critical case..
Convene :: Convene (v. i.) To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble..
Board :: Board (n.) A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc..
Assemble :: Assemble (v. i.) To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate..
Convene :: Convene (v. t.) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.
Convene :: Convene (v. t.) To summon judicially to meet or appear.
Convener :: Convener (n.) One who calls an assembly together or convenes a meeting; hence, the chairman of a committee or other organized body..
Convenable :: Convenable (a.) Capable of being convened or assembled.
Convent :: Convent (v. t.) To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
Convened :: Convened (imp. & p. p.) of Conven.
Forgather :: Forgather (v. i.) To convene; to gossip; to meet accidentally.
Convene :: Convene (v. i.) To come together; to meet; to unite.
Adjourn :: Adjourn (v. t.) To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of convened body; as, to adjourn the meeting; to adjourn a debate..
Adjourn :: Adjourn (v. i.) To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other convened bodies; as, congress adjourned at four o'clock; the court adjourned without day..
Reconvene :: Reconvene (v. t. & i.) To convene or assemble again; to call or come together again.
Convener :: Convener (n.) One who convenes or meets with others.
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