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Definition of Convene

Convene
Convene Con*vene", v. t. 1. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke. And now the almighty father of the gods Convenes a council in the blest abodes. --Pope. 2. To summon judicially to meet or appear. By the papal canon law, clerks . . . can not be convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge. --Ayliffe.
Convene
Convene Con*vene", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Convened; p. pr. & vb. n. Convenong.] [L. convenire; con- + venire to come: cf. F. convenir to agree, to be fitting, OF. also, to assemble. See Come, and cf. Covenant.] 1. To come together; to meet; to unite. [R.] In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom. --Sir I. Newton. 2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble. --Locke. The Parliament of Scotland now convened. --Sir R. Baker. Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene. --Thomson. Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to unite.

Meaning of Convene from wikipedia

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- Philadelphia as a delegate for Virginia. When the Constitutional Convention convened in May 1787, the 12 state delegations in attendance (Rhode Island did not...
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- The 1655 papal conclave was convened following the death of Pope Innocent X and ended with the election of Cardinal Fabio Chigi as Alexander VII. The conclave...