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That would ease passage of some of Castro's legislative priorities, but her pledge to convoke an assembly to rewrite the country's constitution could still be blocked since that would require a two-thirds majority.

From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2021

Fernandez currently has a working majority in both houses of Congress, but would need two-thirds' congressional support to convoke an elected constitutional assembly.

From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2012

Messori explained that if a Pope decided he was no longer capable of leading the Church, he would convoke a Consistory of all the world's cardinals at the Vatican.

From Time ● Jan. 27, 2010

Churchill did not force the issue to a vote; he did suggest that the Council's Committee of Ministers convoke a special session in December or January, to receive a German delegation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The enthusiasm for the papal chair was such that the pope was encouraged to convoke an œcumenical council.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz

Francis turns 87 in December and whether he convokes another consistory next year or in 2025 depends on how long he lives.

From Reuters ● Sep. 30, 2023

He is the supreme authority of the state and commander in chief of the armed forces, concludes treaties and declares war, convokes and dissolves Parliament and appoints and dismisses ministers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The magistrate who convokes the assembly indicates the business on which the suffrages are to be taken, and when the assembly has voted, it dissolves.

From History Of Ancient Civilization by Charles Seignobos

Henry II convokes an assembly of barons and prelates; they enact the Constitutions of Clarendon.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

Jove, in great concern, convokes a council in the Milky Way. 

From The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces by Jonathan Swift

Usually ambassadors are convoked by the Secretariat of State.

From Reuters ● Feb. 25, 2022

The pope convoked all Chilean bishops to Rome for days of intense meetings, at the conclusion of which all 34 offered their resignation, a first.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2018

“It is very important that an extraordinary Synod has been convoked on the theme of the pastoral of the family,” Vatican spokesperson Fr.

From Time ● Oct. 8, 2013

I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2013

Although he agreed to Louis' proposed reforms, he evaded his promise to send German bishops to the Council the French king had convoked at Lyons.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Eleanor E. Tremayne

Meanwhile, American officials at United Nations headquarters discussed with other Western diplomats the possibility of convoking an urgent session of the Security Council.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was much more, but still nothing to explain convoking the nation's No. 1 sounding board.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Hoover, in convoking the Commission in May, sedulously avoided specific mention of Prohibition as an object for scrutiny.

From Time Magazine Archive

This could well mean a convoking of something like the shortlived Geneva Conference that met just after the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

From Time Magazine Archive

A promise has been obtained for convoking the States General, as early as 1791, at farthest.

From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) by Thomas Jefferson