convener:

(also ‘convenor’; plural: ‘conveners‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “kong”)

‘to convene’ = to come together; to meet officially; to make people or members meet at a place; (in matters of law) to ask or order somebody to come and meet officially

a convener (standing) convening a meeting

(British English usage) a member of a society, committee, club, organisation, etc. whose responsibility it is to call other members for a meeting and also to arrange regular meetings;

a person who acts as the head of an official meeting;

a trade (labour) union officer whose duty is to organise the union representatives at a factory;

(in Scotland) the chairman of a council,

the convener chairing a formal meeting

e.g.

Mr. Samuel is the convener of our youth organisation, and he is the one to inform other members regarding the time and date of our monthly meetings.

Kate is a convener and as part of her job she has to organise the union representatives before discussing any important matters with the management of the factory or company.

More and more women have been elected as conveners for their delicate approach towards sensitive issues, communication skills and the abundant patience they show in times of disputes and arguments between members during official meetings.

If you are interested to know the duties of a convener/convenor, please click here. For an article/news item about an elected youth convener, please click here, and for an item of news about electing a convener, please click here.

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