Reconvocation

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The formal procedure of gathering individuals once more to review previous discussions involves an official call to reconvene for deliberation purposes
2. The official action of summoning a group for another assembly following a prior meeting
3. A formal recall of attendees to participate once more in a scheduled gathering

Etymology: "Reconvocation" is a plain compound: the prefix "re-", meaning "again," attached to "convocation," a formal summoning of people to an assembly. Put together, it names the act of calling a body back together, usually a legislative or ecclesiastical assembly, to resume its deliberations. The older half, "convocation," comes from Latin "convocatio," a noun built from "convocare," meaning "to call together," which joins "com-" ("together") with "vocare" ("to call"). Its root idea of voice, calling someone out loud, is the same one behind words like "vocal" and "vocation." English has used "convocation" for centuries for formal gatherings, most famously for the assemblies of the clergy in the Church of England. Because "re-" can be attached to almost any verb or noun with the same meaning of "again," "reconvocation" is a formal coinage made from transparent parts rather than an inherited word, so its sense follows directly from its pieces.

Synonyms: reassembly, reunion, reconvening, summoning, gathering

Antonyms: disbanding, separation, dissolution, dispersal, division