convoke

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That would ease passage of some of Castro's legislative priorities, but her pledge to convoke an assembly to rewrite the country's constitution could still be blocked since that would require a two-thirds majority.

From Reuters • Dec. 1, 2021

Fernandez currently has a working majority in both houses of Congress, but would need two-thirds' congressional support to convoke an elected constitutional assembly.

From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2012

Messori explained that if a Pope decided he was no longer capable of leading the Church, he would convoke a Consistory of all the world's cardinals at the Vatican.

From Time • Jan. 27, 2010

Only when a measure of peace�or at least stalemate�eased the power struggle between the army, old party cadres and Maoist radicals, did Chairman Mao decide to convoke the meeting.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Constitution also provided, as it stood up till 1869, that it depended solely on the Sovereign to convoke the representatives, whenever a legislative measure, requiring the co-operation of the representatives, was found desirable.

From Through Finland in Carts by Alec-Tweedie, Mrs. (Ethel)