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con·voke

(kən-vōk′)

tr.v. con·voked, con·vok·ing, con·vokes

To cause to assemble in a meeting; convene. See Synonyms at call.

[French convoquer, from Old French, from Latin convocāre : com-, com- + vocāre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

con·vok′er n.

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convoke

(kənˈvəʊk)

(tr) to call (a meeting, assembly, etc) together; summon

[C16: from Latin convocāre, from vocāre to call]

conˈvoker n

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con•voke

(kənˈvoʊk)

v.t. -voked, -vok•ing.

to call together; summon to meet or assemble.

[1590–1600; (< Middle French convoquer) < Latin convocāre=con- con- + vocāre to call]

con•vok′er, n.

convoke

Past participle: convoked
Gerund: convoking

Imperative
convoke
convoke

Present
I convoke
you convoke
he/she/it convokes
we convoke
you convoke
they convoke

Preterite
I convoked
you convoked
he/she/it convoked
we convoked
you convoked
they convoked

Present Continuous
I am convoking
you are convoking
he/she/it is convoking
we are convoking
you are convoking
they are convoking

Present Perfect
I have convoked
you have convoked
he/she/it has convoked
we have convoked
you have convoked
they have convoked

Past Continuous
I was convoking
you were convoking
he/she/it was convoking
we were convoking
you were convoking
they were convoking

Past Perfect
I had convoked
you had convoked
he/she/it had convoked
we had convoked
you had convoked
they had convoked

Future
I will convoke
you will convoke
he/she/it will convoke
we will convoke
you will convoke
they will convoke

Future Perfect
I will have convoked
you will have convoked
he/she/it will have convoked
we will have convoked
you will have convoked
they will have convoked

Future Continuous
I will be convoking
you will be convoking
he/she/it will be convoking
we will be convoking
you will be convoking
they will be convoking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been convoking
you have been convoking
he/she/it has been convoking
we have been convoking
you have been convoking
they have been convoking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been convoking
you will have been convoking
he/she/it will have been convoking
we will have been convoking
you will have been convoking
they will have been convoking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been convoking
you had been convoking
he/she/it had been convoking
we had been convoking
you had been convoking
they had been convoking

Conditional
I would convoke
you would convoke
he/she/it would convoke
we would convoke
you would convoke
they would convoke

Past Conditional
I would have convoked
you would have convoked
he/she/it would have convoked
we would have convoked
you would have convoked
they would have convoked

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Verb

convoke - call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium"

convene

summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

convoke

verb

1. To bring together:

assemble, call, cluster, collect, congregate, convene, gather, get together, group, muster, round up, summon.

2. To demand to appear, come, or assemble:

call, convene, muster, send for, summon.

Translations

concilio consiglio convocare convocazione

convocar

convoke

[kənˈvəʊk] VT → convocar

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convoke

vt meeting → einberufen; (Parl also) → zusammentreten lassen

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The idea is that the deputy chairman has the stature, the independence, and the recognition that allows him to be the convoker and leader of the independent directors, and is someone who can act as a counterweight to a perhaps overpowerful chairman and chief executive.

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The petition drive is being coordinated by a group called the "Information and Mediation Service," headquartered in Madrid, Spain, though the 31 bishops who have signed the petition are presented as the "convokers" of the campaign.