convener
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con·vene
(kən-vēn′)v. con·vened, con·ven·ing, con·venes
v.intr.
To come together usually for an official or public purpose; assemble formally.
v.tr.
1. To cause to come together formally; convoke: convene a special session of Congress. See Synonyms at call.
2. To summon to appear, as before a tribunal.
[Middle English convenen, from Old French convenir, from Latin convenīre : com-, com- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.]
con·ven′a·ble adj.
con·ven′er, con·ven′or n.
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convener
(kənˈviːnə) orconvenor
n
1. a person who convenes or chairs a meeting, committee, etc, esp one who is specifically elected to do so: a convener of shop stewards.
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the chairman and civic head of certain Scottish councils. Compare provost3
conˈvenership, conˈvenorship n
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| Noun | 1. | convener - the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom caller - the person who convenes a meeting; "who is the caller of this meeting?" |
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Translations
الدّاعي إلى إنْعِقاد الإجْتِماع
pořadatel
mødeindkalder
convoqueur
összehívó
forseti
başkantoplantıya çağıran
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convener
n Person, die Versammlungen einberuft (Brit Ind) → Gewerkschaftsvertreter(in) m(f) (der für die Vetrauensleute in einem Betrieb zuständig ist)
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convene
(kənˈviːn) verb to (cause to) assemble or come together. to convene a meeting.
conˈvener nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.