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convene Definition

con·vene (kən vēn′)

intransitive verb -·vened′, -·ven′·ing

to meet together; assemble, esp. for a common purpose

Etymology: ME convenen < OFr convenir < L convenire < com-, together + venire, to come

transitive verb

  1. to cause to assemble, or meet together
  2. to summon before a court of law

convene Related Forms
con·ven′er noun
convene Synonyms

convene

v.

meet, congregate, collect, convoke; see assemble 2, gather 1. See syn. study at call.

convene Usage Examples

Object

  • meeting: The LA officer must convene any meeting with social care straight away.
  • congress: Faced with this disastrous situation, steps were taken to convene a congress for re-establishing the party.
  • symposium: She has been awarded a Wellcome Trust grant to convene an international symposium " European perspectives on end of life decision-making " .
  • conference: The United Nations should convene a peace conference, without the threat of bombing that came from NATO.
  • panel: Papers are chosen by a panel convened at the V&A.
  • summit: Next month I will be convening a summit on the big long-term challenges facing the real economy.

Preposition: on

  • requisition: A Special General Meeting of the Society shall be convened on the requisition of the Council or of twenty members.

Modifying Another Word

  • hastily: She finally saw him for one hour in a hastily convened meeting.
  • duly: He was informed of the decision and the Tribunal duly convened the following Monday 20th August.
  • specially: Rosie Kane spoke for the SSP group in a specially convened meeting of the Parliament.

Infinitive complement

  • discuss: In December 2002 a meeting was convened to discuss the current state of the UN Archives.
  • consider: The panel may be standing or convened to consider a particular incident.
  • decide: The committee shall at once be convened to decide on the proposals called for by the audit report.
  • examine: This is what occurs at the end of each year - when a series of exam boards are convened to examine your results.

Preposition: in

  • accordance: A meeting of the trustees should be convened in accordance with the procedures governing the holding of trustees ' meetings.

Preposition: of

  • conference: This initiative could lead, in due time, to the convening of an international Conference.

Preposition: under

  • chairmanship: EDINA Steering Committee This was convened under the chairmanship of John Darby during 1997/98.
  • auspice: The Lord Chancellor's Children Act Delay Advisory Committee has been convened under the auspices of the President of the Family Division.

Preposition: for

  • purpose: Such status may only be conferred by a two-thirds majority of the Council at a special meeting convened for the purpose.

Preposition: upon

  • receipt: It states that the Security Council " Decides to convene immediately upon receipt of a report in accordance with paragraphs 4 or 11.