convening
Calling a meeting
Convening is the act of coming together or causing others to assemble for a formal purpose.
A committee convenes when it gathers for a meeting; a judge convenes a court by calling it into session.
The word implies organized, purposeful gathering rather than casual assembly: The convening of the summit took months to arrange.
Formal court notification
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- beckonSignal to approach
- callContact by phone
- citeMention as authority
mandate · order · convoke · muster · rally · requisition · notice · writ
Formal expert discussion meeting
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- panelDistinct flat section
forum · keynote · expo · agenda · presenter · moderator · attendees · delegates
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- caucusParty selection meeting
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
delegates · chamber · committee · lawmakers · representatives · session · bicameral · unicameral
Advisory deliberative group
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- discussionExchange of ideas
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
talks · dialogue · discourse · consensus · arbitration · conciliation · stakeholders · roundtable
Gathering after separation
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- assemblyConstructing from components
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- receptionAct of receiving guests
congregation · conclave · huddle · rally · vigil · sit-in · rendezvous · attendees
summons
Formal court notification
cite · mandate · order · convoke · muster · rally · requisition · notice · writ · compel
symposium
Formal expert discussion meeting
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- workshopPlace for making or learning
panel · forum · keynote · expo · agenda · presenter · moderator · attendees · delegates · venue
parliament
National legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- senateLegislative governing body
- caucusParty selection meeting
quorum · delegates · chamber · committee · lawmakers · representatives · session · bicameral · unicameral · floor
council
Advisory deliberative group
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
- discussionExchange of ideas
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
mediation · talks · dialogue · discourse · consensus · arbitration · conciliation · stakeholders · roundtable · proceedings
reunion
Gathering after separation
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- assemblyConstructing from components
- meetupInformal planned gathering
reception · congregation · conclave · huddle · rally · vigil · sit-in · rendezvous · attendees · invitees
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- crowdingcrowding, gathering, clustering, bunching, congregating
- contactingcalling, phoning, texting, emailing, messaging
- gatheringgathering, collecting, accumulating, amassing, compiling
- legislaturebill, senators, senator, state legislature, legislators
conveningdispersing
Spreading widely apart
disbanding · scattering · dissolving · breaking up · adjourning
conveningadjourning
Suspending a meeting
closing · concluding · ending · canceling · cancelling
- convening authorityOfficial who calls tribunals