call together

Gather the group

To call together is to summon people to assemble, to convene a group: The principal called the teachers together for an emergency meeting.

The phrase emphasizes the act of gathering—someone initiates the assembly by requesting or commanding attendance.

She called together all the department heads to discuss the budget crisis.

Related

sound the alarm · organize · marshal · assemble · muster · gather · beckon · all hands on deck · quorum · congregation · drum up · rally · arrange · invite · unite · group · conference · town hall meeting

Opposites
assembly/dispersal

call togetherdismiss

Send away or reject

disperse · disband · scatter · send away · break up

convening vs. ending gatherings

call togetheradjourn

Temporarily halt proceedings

dissolve · dismiss · call off · cancel · prorogue

Family

call, together, calls, called, calling, caller, callers, recall, recalled

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G