convene
/kənˈvin/
verb
- To come together or assemble, usually for a meeting or formal purpose.
- Students convened in the auditorium for the guest speaker's lecture.
- The committee will convene next Tuesday to discuss the budget.
- The United Nations convened an emergency session on climate change.
- To cause a group of people to come together for a meeting.
- She convened a panel of experts to review the proposal.
- The president convened a meeting of all department heads.
- The mayor convened a town hall to address residents' concerns.