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Definition of Convoked
1. convoke [v] - See also: convoke
Lexicographical Neighbors of Convoked
Literary usage of Convoked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Canada: From the Time of Its Discovery Till the Union Year 1840-41 by François-Xavier Garneau (1866)
"War Imminent; the "notables" convoked: augmented immigration proposed —Two hundred
men rent.—Colonel Dongan excites the Iroquois against the French. ..."
2. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation by George Grote (1862)
"... at the head of an irresistible force of Macedonians and Thebans, Philip restored
the Delphian temple to its inhabitants, and convoked anew the ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... how the single senator convoked the people in parliament to pass sanction
Forme- on the laws. But, whenever there is only one senator, a°fah we also ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"... the rule laid down is in general certain, that the king, only, can convoke a
parliament. § 211. (3) Parliament convoked by the crown. ..."
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