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   convoke

   /kənˈvəʊk/

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   • 1. call together or summon (an assembly or meeting): formal "she sent messages convoking a Council of Ministers"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin convocare, from con- ‘together’ + vocare ‘call’.

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   What does the word 'convoke' mean?

   • Convoke emerged in the 14th century, from the Latin word convocare — "to call together;" the definition stands today unchanged. Use convoke when you are speaking of people or a group being summoned for an official gathering, like the kind the government or a large organization holds. "Convoke."

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   What does convocar mean?

   • convocar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CONVOKE definition: 1. to arrange or call people to attend a large formal meeting: 2. to arrange or call people to…. Learn more.

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   What is the difference between a convoke and a convene?

   • convene is somewhat less formal than convoke. muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole. The assembly was convoked for a special session. They convoked a meeting of the delegates.

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   What is the difference between a summon and a convoke?

   • summon, call, cite, convoke, convene, muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority. call may be used less formally for summon. cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge. convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes. convene is somewhat less formal than convoke.

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   Convoke means to arrange or call people to attend a large formal meeting. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see sample sentences and find synonyms and related words.

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     CONVOKE meaning: 1. to arrange or call people to attend a...

   • Znaczenie Convoke, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     convoke definicja: 1. to arrange or call people to attend a...

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     CONVOKE translate: 召集…开会;召开（会议）. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     convoke translate: convocar. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Convoke in Traditional Chinese

     CONVOKE translate: 召集…開會;召開（會議）. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Convoke is a verb that means to call together to a meeting. Learn its synonyms, etymology, examples, and word history from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Convoke definition: to call together; summon to meet or assemble. See examples of CONVOKE used in a sentence.

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   To convoke is to call to a meeting, especially a formal meeting. When planning military strategy, a nation's leader might convoke her trusted advisors and top generals.

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   Convoke means to arrange or call people to attend a large formal meeting. See how to use this verb in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms and translations in different languages.

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   Convoke is a formal verb that means to gather together a group of people for a meeting. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples, synonyms and word origin.

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   noun. Word origin. C16: from Latin convocāre, from vocāre to call. You may also like. Word Frequency. convoke in American English. (kənˈvoʊk ) verb transitive Word forms: conˈvoked or conˈvoking. to call together for a meeting; summon to assemble; convene. SIMILAR WORDS: call. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.