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CONVENING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does convening mean?
• CONVENING (noun)
The noun CONVENING has 1 sense:
1. the act of convening
Familiarity information: CONVENING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of convening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
convening; convention
Hypernyms ("convening" is a kind of...):
assemblage; assembly; gathering (the social act of assembling)
Derivation:
convene (call together)
convene (meet formally)
Context examples
Guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by convening expert panels.
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