Presides vs Convene - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between presides and convene

is that presides is third-person singular of preside while convene is to come together; to meet; to unite.

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(preside)

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* (archaic)

(presid)

To act as president or chairperson.

To exercise authority or control, oversit.

(music) To be a featured solo performer.

(conven)

To come together; to meet; to unite.

* Isaac Newton

In short-sighted men the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.

To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.

* Sir R. Baker

The Parliament of Scotland now convened .

* Thomson

Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene .

To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.

To summon judicially to meet or appear.

* to meet * to assemble * to congregate * to collect * to unite * to summon * to convoke

* convention * convener, convenor