convene
Call a meeting
To convene is to come together or bring together for a meeting or formal assembly.
A committee convenes, a judge convenes a court, protesters convene in a public square.
The word carries an official or organized quality—you wouldn't say friends convene for dinner, but a board of directors convenes quarterly.
The council will convene at noon to discuss the proposal.
Bring or come together
- congregateGather as a group
- musterAssemble for inspection
- rallyGathering for a cause
- convokeSummon to assemble
summon · call together · bring together · collect · amass · mobilize · marshal · corral
Scheduled time for activity
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- forumGathering place for discourse
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
assembly · gathering · conclave · plenary · quorum · agenda · chairperson · delegates
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- houseResidential building
- caucusParty selection meeting
session · lawmaking · bill · resolution · committee · quorum · chamber · floor
Advisory deliberative group
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- juryLegal decision-making body
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- proceedingAct of going forward
adjudication · inquiry · review · examination · consultation · debate · discussion · consideration
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- talksSpeaks with others
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- accordHarmony between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
delegation · envoy · ambassador · peace talks · cease-fire · multilateral · bilateral · G7
gather
Bring or come together
- congregateGather as a group
- musterAssemble for inspection
- rallyGathering for a cause
convoke · summon · call together · bring together · collect · amass · mobilize · marshal · corral · round up
session
Scheduled time for activity
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- forumGathering place for discourse
summit · assembly · gathering · conclave · plenary · quorum · agenda · chairperson · delegates · participants
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- houseResidential building
caucus · session · lawmaking · bill · resolution · committee · quorum · chamber · floor · recess
council
Advisory deliberative group
proceeding · adjudication · inquiry · review · examination · consultation · debate · discussion · consideration · judgment
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- talksSpeaks with others
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- accordHarmony between parties
treaty · delegation · envoy · ambassador · peace talks · cease-fire · multilateral · bilateral · G7 · G20
- convenience storeSmall quick-access retail shop
- convention centreFacility hosting large gatherings
- national conventionsGatherings to nominate candidates
- conventional wisdomGenerally accepted beliefs
- convention centerFacility for large gatherings
- spelling conventionsRules for writing words correctly
convention, convenient, conventional, conventions, convenience, inconvenience, inconvenient, convent, unconventional