Definition

1. Verb:
   • To meet again, to assemble again formally: To come together again, typically for a formal meeting, session, or gathering after a break or adjournment.

Usage

• The verb "reconvene" is used to describe the act of a group (e.g., a committee, legislature, board, conference) gathering again to continue its work.
• It is often used in formal, official, or organizational contexts.
• It can be used both transitively (e.g., ) and intransitively (e.g., ).

Examples

• Intransitive use:

  • The committee will reconvene after lunch to vote on the proposal.
  • The court is scheduled to reconvene at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
  • The Legislature will reconvene in January to address the budget.

• Transitive use:

  • The judge reconvened the jury to clarify a point of law.
  • The chairperson has the authority to reconvene the assembly if necessary.

Advanced Usage

• "to reconvene a session": To formally open a meeting again after it has been closed or adjourned.

  • The chair reconvened the session to hear one final piece of testimony.

• "to reconvene at a later date": To plan to meet again on a specified future date.

  • The summit concluded with an agreement to reconvene in six months.

Variants and Related Words

• Reconvening (gerund/noun): The act of meeting again.

  • The reconvening of parliament was met with protests.

• Reconvened (past tense/participle): Describes a meeting that has been held again.

  • The reconvened conference focused on implementation.

Synonyms

• Reassemble: To gather together again.
• Resume: To begin again after an interruption (often used for activities, but can apply to meetings).
• Meet again: A more general, less formal phrase.

Antonyms

• Adjourn: To suspend a meeting with the intention of resuming later.
• Disperse: To break up and scatter.
• Conclude: To bring to an end.

Related Phrases

• Call back into session: A phrase with a similar meaning, often used for formal bodies like legislatures.

  • The governor called the legislature back into session.

• Resume proceedings: To continue formal activities, especially in a legal or parliamentary context.

  • The tribunal will resume proceedings next week.

Verb

1. meet again
   • The bill will be considered when the Legislature reconvenes next Fall