/ kənˈviːn; NAmE / verb ( formal )
1.
[ vn ] to arrange for people to come together for a formal meeting :
to convene a meeting
A Board of Inquiry was convened immediately after the accident.
2.
[ v ] to come together for a formal meeting :
The committee will convene at 11.30 next Thursday.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin convenire assemble, agree, fit, from con- together + venire come.