Jules Simon, out of reach of the bayonets, makes a heroic discourse, and convokes the people to meet the next day at the Place de la Concorde.
The king convokes Parliament to Oxford; the revolution convokes it to London.
He subdues Greece—The Pope convokes an assembly at Mantua to urge on the crusade—His negociations with Mahomet—Bosnia conquered—Pius II.
He convokes the council of Lyons for reviving a new crusade—Curious document issued by Humbert de Romanis—Three pretenders to the throne of Jerusalem—The continued victories of Bibars—His death and character—Death of Gregory X.
Valois convokes an assembly at Paris for reviving a fresh crusade, iii.
When a man has grown rich, he convokes the folk of his clan to a great festival, and, after much eating, distributes among them all his fortune.
Vercingetorix, after having experienced so many reverses successively at Vellaunodunum, at Genabum, and at Noviodunum, convokes a council, in which he explains the necessity of adopting a new system of warfare.
In the evening, after the sitting, Pompey convokes the senators in his gardens: he distributes praise and blame amongst them, encourages some, intimidates others.
On the 5th of October he convokes the notables, in order to consider the subject with them.
As soon as business is presented, one of the magistrates convokes the senators in a temple, lays the question before them, and then asks "what they think concerning this matter.
A magistrate convokes the people and presides over the body.
The magistrate who convokes the assembly indicates the business on which the suffrages are to be taken, and when the assembly has voted, it dissolves.
He convokes and dissolves the assembly at will, he alone renders judgment, he does with the soldiers as he pleases, putting them to death without even taking counsel with his officers.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "convokes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
