Convoke.
Synonyms:
| assemble, | call together, | convene, | muster, |
| call, | collect, | gather, | summon. |
A convention is called by some officer or officers, as by its president, its executive committee, or some eminent leaders; the delegates are assembled or convened in a certain place, at a certain hour. Convoke implies an organized body and a superior authority; assemble and convene express more independent action; Parliament is convoked; Congress assembles. Troops are mustered; witnesses and jurymen are summoned.
Antonyms:
| adjourn, | disband, | dismiss, | dissolve, | scatter, |
| break up, | discharge, | disperse, | prorogue, | separate. |