reconvene

verb

re·​con·​vene ˌrē-kən-ˈvēn How to pronounce reconvene (audio)
reconvened; reconvening

transitive + intransitive

: to convene again
reconvene a meeting
A federal jury reconvened today for a second day of deliberations …Edward B. Havens
… the negotiators would come back in late August or early September, before Congress reconvenesElizabeth Drew

Examples of reconvene in a Sentence

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Both the House and Senate are scheduled to reconvene on November 12, and should waste no time in restoring this lifeline for communities that have suffered a tragedy. Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Herron, who is now working with LCG, said the group is in a rebuilding phase, conducting a market study for future co-op locations and working to reconvene its hundreds of member owners at a meeting set for mid-October. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024 Lawmakers are out of session and not scheduled to reconvene until January, so Pillen would have had to call them into a special session. John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024 After a two-week break, F1 will reconvene in Las Vegas on November 21st to kick off another triple-header. Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reconvene 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1650, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reconvene was circa 1650

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“Reconvene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconvene. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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