Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun convening

1 sense of convening

Sense 1
convention, convening -- (the act of convening)
       => assembly, assemblage, gathering -- (the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb convene

2 senses of convene

Sense 1
convene -- (meet formally; "The council convened last week")
       => meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather -- (collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room")

Sense 2
convoke, convene -- (call together; "The students were convened in the auditorium")
       => summon -- (ask to come; "summon a lawyer")