as in to summon
to bring together in assembly by or as if by command
convoked the leading experts on juvenile delinquency to study the situation
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Recent Examples of convoke
For example, the leader or head of the college is called the dean; one of his duties is to coordinate the conclave that will be convoked in the event a pope dies or resigns.
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Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Eli Wallach convokes The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Aug. 2023
Late Friday, politicians both for and against Morales reached an agreement to send to congress a bill to convoke a new presidential election.
—Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2019
Maduro has vowed to resolve his nation’s crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution.
—Christine Armario, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2017
Maduro has vowed to resolve his nation's crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite Venezuela's constitution.
—Fox News, 18 May 2017
Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Eli Wallach convokes The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 Aug. 2023
Late Friday, politicians both for and against Morales reached an agreement to send to congress a bill to convoke a new presidential election.
—Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2019
Maduro has vowed to resolve his nation’s crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution.
—Christine Armario, The Seattle Times, 18 May 2017
Maduro has vowed to resolve his nation's crisis by convoking a special assembly to rewrite Venezuela's constitution.
—Fox News, 18 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convoke
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The Puerto Rican singer surrounded himself with men and women cutting down the stalks, summoning the territory’s centuries-long colonization, in which sugar played a central role.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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Galen had been summoned, however, to help fight a different kind of invader.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Perardi’s family would be next, Youngblood warned, and the only thing that could save them was if Perardi mustered $70,000.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Canada mustered only four shots on goal to Team USA’s two goals in the first period.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Training and case management through FRAP is supposed to help attorneys deal with what Clegg calls a difficult area of law.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy Basham was called for a foul on the play and Masogayo sank the and-1 for the win.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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States are in a position to prioritize women’s health by convening the resources and talents of state and local government, America’s research universities, pharmaceutical and tech executives, foundations and community leaders to right this wrong.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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The North Texas Commission and NCTCOG have convened a working group of DART and city leaders for weeks to facilitate discussions on how to solve DART’s most acute challenges.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Convoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convoke. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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