convened; convening
: to come together in a body
We convened at the hotel for a seminar.
1
: to summon before a tribunal
2
: to cause to assemble
A world council was convened in Paris.
Examples of convene in a Sentence
We convened at the hotel for a seminar. This class convenes twice a week. A panel of investigators was convened by the president to review the case.
Recent Examples on the Web Roberts has convened nearly 30 constituent meetings between members of the state legislature and hundreds of Minnesota Jews. —
David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024 Then the director of the district’s Innovative Learning Department convenes a Superintendent’s Review Committee to review the objection. —Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024 In the months that followed, a group of members convened to write the initial draft of the protocols, in the process reviewing rules at PBS and the BBC and provisions in the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA contracts. —Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024 Willie Nelson and Various Artists Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 — Live At The Hollywood Bowl Volume II (Legacy Recordings) On April 29 and 30th, 2023, a cavalcade of music stars convened at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to celebrate the 90th birthday of country legend Willie Nelson. —Ron Hart, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2024 After the Senate has convened, the majority makes the calls. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024 On Tuesday, the five-member cabinet met with security officials for two hours of consultations, according to one official, and they were expected to convene again on Wednesday. —Russell Goldman, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024 Israel’s war Cabinet convened yesterday to weigh its options for responding to Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024 Though the Senate is required to convene as a court of impeachment under the chamber's rules, the Democratic majority is also expected to move to quickly quash the effort, through a motion to dismiss or delay the trial. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024 Then the director of the district’s Innovative Learning Department convenes a Superintendent’s Review Committee to review the objection. —Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024 In the months that followed, a group of members convened to write the initial draft of the protocols, in the process reviewing rules at PBS and the BBC and provisions in the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA contracts. —Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024 Willie Nelson and Various Artists Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 — Live At The Hollywood Bowl Volume II (Legacy Recordings) On April 29 and 30th, 2023, a cavalcade of music stars convened at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to celebrate the 90th birthday of country legend Willie Nelson. —Ron Hart, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2024 After the Senate has convened, the majority makes the calls. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024 On Tuesday, the five-member cabinet met with security officials for two hours of consultations, according to one official, and they were expected to convene again on Wednesday. —Russell Goldman, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024 Israel’s war Cabinet convened yesterday to weigh its options for responding to Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024 Though the Senate is required to convene as a court of impeachment under the chamber's rules, the Democratic majority is also expected to move to quickly quash the effort, through a motion to dismiss or delay the trial. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
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