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gather : collect, aggregate, assemble, muster1 / verb

1 muster (up) courage/support/energy etc to try to find as much courage, support etc as you can in order to do something difficult: Finally I mustered up the courage to ask her out. | Senator Newbolt has been trying to muster support for his proposals.

2 [intransitive, transitive] to gather a group of people, especially soldiers, together in one place, or to come together as a group: In April 1185 he began to muster an army.

gathering : assembly, convocation noun formal

1
a) [countable] an organization of church officials or members of some universities that holds formal meetings

b) [countable] formal meetings held in this way: He first gave the speech at a German university convocation in March.

2 [uncountable] the process of arranging for a large meeting to be held

3 [countable] AmE the ceremony held when students have passed their examinations and are leaving university, congregation