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convoke
verb
/kənˈvoʊk/to call together or summon people for a meeting or gathering
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Convoke in context
The committee decided to convoke an emergency meeting to discuss the new policy changes.
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Synonyms for convoke
summonconvenecall together
Word history
Where convoke comes from
From Latin 'convocare', from 'con-' (together) + 'vocare' (to call).
Natural combinations
Common collocations
- convoke a meeting
- convoke an assembly
- convoke a conference
- convoke a council
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“to call together or summon people for a meeting or gathering”
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