Definitions for convoke
kənˈvoʊkcon·voke

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. convoke, conveneverb

   call together

   "The students were convened in the auditorium"

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1. convokeverb

   To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.

2. convokeverb

   To call together.

3. Etymology: From convocare, from con- + voco

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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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1. 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.

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1. Convokeverb

   to call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons

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1. 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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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of convoke in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of convoke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of convoke in a Sentence

1. Laurent Kabila:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=convoke
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Convoke
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=convoke
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoke
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convoke
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=convoke