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词汇 convene
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Definition of convene in English:

convene

verb kənˈviːnkənˈvin
  • Come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.

    with object he had convened a secret meeting of military personnel

    他召集了一次军方人员的秘密会议。

    no object the committee had convened for its final plenary session

    委员会召开了最后一次全体会议。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mediator will usually meet with the opposing parties separately at first before convening a meeting where they are bought together.
    • Any decision taken by certain people without participating in the meeting convened by the government will not be complete.
    • A meeting was convened to discuss possible ways to prevent total gridlock.
    • The UN has convened a meeting in Geneva between Australia, Norway and Indonesia to discuss the idea.
    • The chief minister said he has convened a meeting on Tuesday to review the various road projects of Bangalore.
    • All nine members of the MPC attended the meeting convened by the governor, Sir Eddie George, yesterday morning.
    • The Vice-Chancellor, by convening district-wise meeting of college principals, has provided them the opportunity to present their individual problems for prompt redressal.
    • It's also the venue for computer classes as well as meetings convened by local sports clubs and political parties.
    • The leaders of three religions A, B and C decided to convene a meeting to bring about peace.
    • An informal board meeting was convened in the aftermath and when no resolution could be reached, a formal meeting was held yesterday morning.
    • We now have a situation where a meeting is being convened by the police to establish just how the money can be found in order to re-issue the contract.
    • The forum convened the first public meeting on environmental pollution in Kerala in 1969.
    • Now the council has convened a meeting for Monday night, which will hear opinions from the local community before deciding what to do.
    • Later, the ousted members convened a meeting at a private club in the city.
    • The final version said only that Switzerland could consider convening such a meeting.
    • The Regional Library is grateful to the Ballina Shire Council for convening a special Meeting of their Finance Committee to receive a deputation from the Regional Library Committee.
    • I was very angry and I demanded that the City Committee and the City Disciplinary Committee should convene a meeting to hear my report.
    • Thus, a meeting convened by the finance secretary here today proved inconclusive.
    • On March 8, 1945, he convened a meeting of magicians at the Mansion House.
    • Over the years, the group has exerted influence on Bulgarian authorities by convening regular meetings with key government figures, and by providing state institutions with its analyses and proposals.
    Synonyms
    summon, call, call together, order
    hold
    formal convoke
    assemble, gather, meet, get together, come together, congregate, collect, muster
    rare foregather

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin convenire 'assemble, agree, fit', from con- 'together' + venire 'come'.

Rhymes

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Definition of convene in US English:

convene

verbkənˈvinkənˈvēn
  • Come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.

    he had convened a secret meeting of military personnel

    他召集了一次军方人员的秘密会议。

    no object the committee had convened for its final plenary session

    委员会召开了最后一次全体会议。

    with object he convened a group of well-known scientists and philosophers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now the council has convened a meeting for Monday night, which will hear opinions from the local community before deciding what to do.
    • A meeting was convened to discuss possible ways to prevent total gridlock.
    • It's also the venue for computer classes as well as meetings convened by local sports clubs and political parties.
    • Any decision taken by certain people without participating in the meeting convened by the government will not be complete.
    • The chief minister said he has convened a meeting on Tuesday to review the various road projects of Bangalore.
    • Later, the ousted members convened a meeting at a private club in the city.
    • All nine members of the MPC attended the meeting convened by the governor, Sir Eddie George, yesterday morning.
    • Over the years, the group has exerted influence on Bulgarian authorities by convening regular meetings with key government figures, and by providing state institutions with its analyses and proposals.
    • We now have a situation where a meeting is being convened by the police to establish just how the money can be found in order to re-issue the contract.
    • On March 8, 1945, he convened a meeting of magicians at the Mansion House.
    • I was very angry and I demanded that the City Committee and the City Disciplinary Committee should convene a meeting to hear my report.
    • The UN has convened a meeting in Geneva between Australia, Norway and Indonesia to discuss the idea.
    • The mediator will usually meet with the opposing parties separately at first before convening a meeting where they are bought together.
    • The leaders of three religions A, B and C decided to convene a meeting to bring about peace.
    • The final version said only that Switzerland could consider convening such a meeting.
    • The Vice-Chancellor, by convening district-wise meeting of college principals, has provided them the opportunity to present their individual problems for prompt redressal.
    • The Regional Library is grateful to the Ballina Shire Council for convening a special Meeting of their Finance Committee to receive a deputation from the Regional Library Committee.
    • The forum convened the first public meeting on environmental pollution in Kerala in 1969.
    • An informal board meeting was convened in the aftermath and when no resolution could be reached, a formal meeting was held yesterday morning.
    • Thus, a meeting convened by the finance secretary here today proved inconclusive.
    Synonyms
    summon, call, call together, order
    assemble, gather, meet, get together, come together, congregate, collect, muster

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’.

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