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convener
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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.

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

con·vena·ble adj.
con·vener, con·venor n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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 [kənˈviːnər] 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)


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