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Definition of convene
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.
From the M-W Editors
Examples of convene in a Sentence
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 of convene from the Web
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Economic adviser Gary Cohn and other officials on the National Economic Council have convened several meetings with him to explain differences between the House and Senate bills.
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This week, CAA convened a diverse group of 150 or so actors, directors, executives, athletes, scholars, and activists in Laguna Beach for the first CAA Amplify conference, a three-day summit on inclusion.
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In January 2016, Murray convened a task force on the issue, including members from advocacy organizations and representatives from landlord and tenant groups.
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OG Anunoby, Thomas Bryant and James Blackmon Jr. are all hoping to hear their names called Thursday, when the draft convenes in Brooklyn.
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Based in Chicago, The Breakfast Club bears the same name as a popular 1985 youth movie about five seemingly disparate high school students who convene for a Saturday morning detention.
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On Monday, Trump convened his first full Cabinet meeting since taking office, gathering the heads of every major government agency for a press gaggle around the elliptical mahogany table that occupies a prominent place in the West Wing.
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Also on the agenda when the seven-person board convenes is a vote on a series of recommendations from a report prepared by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder regarding its workplace.
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Cheers filled the McCormick Place meeting room, where the People’s Summit had convened, as Sanders was shown on the screen talking to BLM organizers.
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Origin and Etymology of convene
Middle English, from Medieval Latin convenire, from Latin, to assemble — more at convenient
Synonym Discussion of convene
CONVENE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of convene for English Language Learners
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: to come together in a group for a meeting
CONVENE Defined for Kids
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convened
;convening
: to come or bring together as an assembly The legislature convened on Tuesday. The teacher convened the class.
Word Root of convene
The Latin word venīre, meaning “to come,” and its form ventus give us the roots ven and vent. Words from the Latin venīre have something to do with coming. To invent is to come up with a new idea or device that no one has thought of before. To convene is to come together for a purpose. An event is an occasion when many people come together.
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