reconvene

verb

re·​con·​vene ˌrē-kən-ˈvēn How to pronounce reconvene (audio)
reconvened; reconvening

transitive + intransitive

: to convene again
reconvene a meeting
A federal jury reconvened today for a second day of deliberations …Edward B. Havens
… the negotiators would come back in late August or early September, before Congress reconvenesElizabeth Drew

Examples of reconvene in a Sentence

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Next week, at the request of lawmakers, NIH will reconvene a defunct advisory board created by Congress in 2006 to review the agency’s structure. Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 6 Nov. 2024 After revealing insights into Sam Neill and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, The Assembly will reconvene on the ABC. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024 After a relatively brief two-week trial in September, the two sides reconvened in U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema’s Alexandria, Va., courtroom for closing arguments, offering competing visions of how ad tech functions and Google’s role. Julia Shapero, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024 Later, Robert will reconvene with his wife at their boy’s bedside, the sun flooding gorgeously through the window over Nick’s shoulder. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reconvene 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1650, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconvene was circa 1650

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“Reconvene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconvene. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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