The Council usually convenes once a month and consists of 45 members elected to four-year terms concurrent with the mayor's.

Since that time, Democrats have continued to convene once every four years and draft a party platform and nominate a Presidential candidate.

The highest governing body is the National Congress, which convenes at least once every four years.

The Politburo did not convene once between 1950, when Nikolai Voznesensky was killed, and 1953.

The highest authority is the General Assembly consisting of representatives of all members, which convenes once a year.

It convenes once every year in a regular session.

The Charter requires that the General Assembly convene once every year in a regular session.

The General Synod, which convenes once a year, is the highest representative body of the Church.

The legislators passed a law which stated that a new Parliament should convene at least once every three years-without the King's summons, if necessary.

Rather, they convene once or several times per year in sessions which usually last only a few days.