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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To oust her, the government needs to reconvene after deferring the matter to the same committee that appointed her and hearing its recommendation. arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025 Earlier Tuesday, high school students had staged a walkout in protest of more than 60 layoffs the district approved over public objections at a raucous meeting last month where enough attendees spoke over the trustees that the board reconvened in a more private back room. Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025 Florida lawmakers reconvene on March 4 to kick off this year's legislative session, with bills filed to rename the Gulf in state statutes and to allow guns but not undocumented immigrants on college campuses. Yacob Reyes, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025 Jess Hilarious addressed her frustrations with The Breakfast Club head-on last night (March 18) in an Instagram Live rant, and the crew reconvened this morning (March 19) to speak about what went down. Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025 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 6 Apr. 2025.

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