convener (redirected from conveners)

con·vene  (kn-vn)

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.

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[Middle English convenen, from Old French convenir, from Latin convenre : com-, com- + venre, to come; see g^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·vena·ble adj.

con·vener, con·venor n.

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convener, convenor [kənˈviːnə]

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 provost [3]

convenership , convenorship n

Thesaurus

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?"

Translations

convener [kənˈviːnəʳ] N (esp Brit) → coordinador(a) m/f sindical

convener convenor [kənˈviːnə^r] n

[meeting] → responsable mf des convocations

convener

n Person, die Versammlungen einberuft (Brit Ind) → Gewerkschaftsvertreter(in) m(f) (der für die Vetrauensleute in einem Betrieb zuständig ist)

convener [kənˈviːnəʳ] n (esp Brit) → presidente m (di commissione)