convene

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Monday on which the Legislature was to convene, they pressed me so strongly that I consented, and became the nominee of my party associates.

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  1. intransitive verb To come together usually for an official or public purpose; assemble formally.
  2. transitive verb To cause to come together formally; convoke: convene a special session of Congress. See Synonyms at call.
  3. transitive verb To summon to appear, as before a tribunal.

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  1. Middle English convenen, from Old French convenir, from Latin convenīre : com-, com- + venīre, to come; see gwā- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French convenir = Spanish convenir = Portuguese convir = Italian convenire, from Latin convenire, come together, join, fit, suit, from com-, together, + venire = English come. Cf. convenient, and advene, supervene.
 

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