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Definitions for convoke
kənˈvoʊkcon·voke
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Princeton's WordNet
convoke, conveneverb
call together
"The students were convened in the auditorium"
Wiktionary
convokeverb
To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.
convokeverb
To call together.
Etymology: From convocare, from con- + voco
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To CONVOKEverb
To call together; to summon to an assembly.
Etymology: convoco, Latin.
Assemblies exercise their legislature at the times that their constitution, or their own adjournment appoints, if there be no other way prescribed to convoke them. John Locke.
When next the morning warms the purple East,
Convoke the peerage. Alexander Pope, Odyssey, b. i. l. 354.The senate originally consisted all of nobles, the people being only convoked upon such occasions as fell into their cognizance. Jonathan Swift.
Wikipedia
convoke
A convocation (from the Latin convocare meaning "to call/come together", a translation of the Greek ἐκκλησία ekklēsia) is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose, mostly ecclesiastical or academic. In academic use, it can refer variously to a gathering of all of an institution's alumni, to a ceremony at the start of the academic year to welcome incoming students, and to a graduation ceremony (sometimes otherwise known as a commencement).
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convoke
To convoke means to call together or summon to meet, especially for a formal meeting or assembly. It often refers to gathering for conferences or ceremonies.
Webster Dictionary
Convokeverb
to call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Convoke
kon-vōk′, v.t. to call together: to assemble—also Con′vocāte.—n. Convocā′tion, act of convoking: a provincial synod of clergy, the ancient ecclesiastical council of the archbishop, esp. those of the provinces of Canterbury and York in the Church of England: the great legislative assembly of the university at Oxford and elsewhere.—adj. Convocā′tional.—n. Convocā′tionist. [L. convocāre—con, together, and vocāre, -ātum, to call.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of convoke in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of convoke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of convoke in a Sentence
I have decided on this day to convoke an inclusive national political dialogue and the subsequent implementation of a preparatory committee to address all aspects linked to its organization.
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