招集|しょうしゅうshoushuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcall; summons; convening; convocation
   大統領だいとうりょうは軍隊ぐんたいを招集しょうしゅうした。↗

   The President called out the troops.

• Synonym召集しょうしゅうNeutralFor when a superior orders people to assemble, esp. convening the Diet or a military call-up; 「招集」 is mostly for convening meeting members or athletes.
• Related召喚しょうかんNeutralA court or government office summoning a specific individual, also summoning spirits or demons; the focus is on calling one person over.
• Related呼び出すよびだすNeutralA verb for calling someone out or summoning them, also phoning for someone; common in everyday speech.
• Related呼び寄せるよびよせるNeutralCalling someone to come to you, as in 「家族を呼び寄せる」; the emphasis is on bringing them to your side.
• Related喚問かんもんWrittenA public body such as the Diet summoning and questioning someone, as in 「証人喚問」; written/formal prose.
• Related呼ぶよぶNeutralThe most common and versatile word: to call or ask someone to come; 「招集」 is the formal convening of meeting members, athletes, etc.
• Related招致しょうちNeutralInviting or bidding to host something, as in 「五輪招致」; not about convening a meeting.
• Related動員どういんNeutralMobilizing people or resources for a purpose, as in 「動員令」; also drawing audiences to a show. 「招集」 focuses on calling people to assemble.
• Related駆り集めるかりあつめるWrittenRounding up scattered people or things, often by force, e.g. mustering labor; written/formal prose.
• Related呼びつけるよびつけるNeutralCalling someone to come right to you, often with a high-handed, commanding tone.
• Related召し出すめしだすWrittenA superior summoning a subordinate to appear; old-fashioned and rare in modern usage; written/formal prose.
• Related召致しょうちWrittenCalling someone over; a written word that is itself rare, and homophonous with 「招致」.
• Related呼び集めるよびあつめるNeutralCalling people together in one place; the emphasis is on the gathering, and it is more colloquial than 「招集」.
• Related招き寄せるまねきよせるNeutralBeckoning or gesturing for someone to come over; the focus is on the gesture itself.
• Antonym解散かいさんNeutralAntonym: breaking up a meeting or disbanding an organization — the opposite of convening it.
• Antonym散会さんかいNeutralAntonym: adjournment — a meeting ends and the attendees disperse; the opposite of convening it.

Use 「招集」 for convening a meeting or assembling team members, as in 「会議を招集」 or 「代表に招集される」. For the Diet or a military call-up say 「召集」; for a court summoning an individual, 「召喚」; for simply calling someone over, 「呼ぶ」 or 「呼び出す」. The opposite is 「解散」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 人ひとを招き集まねきあつめること。
2. 会議かいぎを成立せいりつさせるために、集合しゅうごうを求もとめる手続てつづき。