convene

verbs

meet formally
"The council convened last week"
convene
is derived from
convention
is derived from
convening
is a type of (narrower)
collect in one place
"We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet
call together
"The students were convened in the auditorium"
convene, convoke
is derived from
convention
is derived from
convener
is derived from
convening