convene
verb
con·vene kən-ˈvēn 
convened; convening
intransitive verb
: to come together in a body
We convened at the hotel for a seminar.
transitive verb
1
: to summon before a tribunal
2
: to cause to assemble
A world council was convened in Paris.
convener noun
or convenor
kən-ˈvē-nər
Synonyms
- assemble
- call
- convoke
- muster
- summon
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Example Sentences
We convened at the hotel for a seminar. This class convenes twice a week. A panel of investigators was convened by the president to review the case.
Recent Examples on the Web The Secretary of State is required to certify the contents of the ballot to county clerks by Sept. 9, and the board of canvassers is currently scheduled to convene that day. 
Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2022 The mission management team is scheduled to convene on Tuesday afternoon to develop a strategy going forward. Julia Musto, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 The charges center around a letter Clark drafted that urged officials in Georgia to convene a special session in the state legislature relating to the 2020 election. Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022 The letter urged the state legislature to convene a special session and reconsider the slate of electors who had cast their ballots for Joseph R. Biden Jr. New York Times, 22 July 2022 The hearing is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. Arizona time. Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2022 Without a special session, the legislature is not scheduled to convene in Hartford until January, two months after the election. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2022 The veterinary board meets on a bi-monthly basis and is next scheduled to convene May 26. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2022 The summit is scheduled to convene every three years, though it was delayed this time by a year because of the pandemic. Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2022 See More
Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2022 The mission management team is scheduled to convene on Tuesday afternoon to develop a strategy going forward. Julia Musto, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2022 The charges center around a letter Clark drafted that urged officials in Georgia to convene a special session in the state legislature relating to the 2020 election. Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022 The letter urged the state legislature to convene a special session and reconsider the slate of electors who had cast their ballots for Joseph R. Biden Jr. New York Times, 22 July 2022 The hearing is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. Arizona time. Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2022 Without a special session, the legislature is not scheduled to convene in Hartford until January, two months after the election. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2022 The veterinary board meets on a bi-monthly basis and is next scheduled to convene May 26. Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2022 The summit is scheduled to convene every three years, though it was delayed this time by a year because of the pandemic. Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin convenire, from Latin, to assemble — more at convenient
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Kids Definition
convene
verb
con·vene kən-ˈvēn
convened; convening
: to come or bring together as an assembly
The legislature convened on Tuesday.
The teacher convened the class.
convening 1 of 2
noun
as in convocation
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- convocation
- mustering
- summons
- muster
- rallying
- mobilization
- marshaling
- call
- rally
- marshalling
- call-up
convening
2 of 2verb
1
as in summoning
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command convened the members of the council for an emergency session Synonyms & Similar Words
- summoning
- mustering
- calling
- assembling
- convoking
- gathering
- reconvening
- rallying
- grouping
- collecting
- calling out
- calling in
- reassembling
- calling up
- amassing
- rounding up
- knelling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dissolving
- breaking up
2
as in meeting
to come together into one body or place the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker Synonyms & Similar Words
- meeting
- gathering
- converging
- assembling
- rendezvousing
- congregating
- joining
- clustering
- reconvening
- getting together
- collecting
- merging
- collaborating
- concentrating
- conglomerating
- cooperating
- forgathering
- uniting
- foregathering
- caucusing
- consolidating
- concentering
- federating
- allying
- confederating
- affiliating
- coupling
- consorting
- conjoining
- clubbing
- reassembling
- ganging up
- associating
- regathering
- banding (together)
- remeeting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dispersing
- disbanding
- leaving
- departing
- splitting (up)
- breaking up
- taking off
- dissociating
- disuniting
- disjoining