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con⋅ven⋅tion
[kuh
n-ven-shuh
n]
–noun
| 1. | a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern. |
| 2. | U.S. Politics. a representative party assembly to nominate candidates and adopt platforms and party rules. |
| 3. | an agreement, compact, or contract. |
| 4. | an international agreement, esp. one dealing with a specific matter, as postal service or copyright. |
| 5. | a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom: the convention of showing north at the top of a map. |
| 6. | general agreement or consent; accepted usage, esp. as a standard of procedure. |
| 7. | conventionalism. |
| 8. | Bridge. any of a variety of established systems or methods of bidding or playing that allows partners to convey certain information about their hands. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME convencio(u)n (< MF) < L conventiōn- (s. of conventiō) agreement, lit., a coming together. See convene, -tion
1375–1425; late ME convencio(u)n (< MF) < L conventiōn- (s. of conventiō) agreement, lit., a coming together. See convene, -tion

Synonyms:
1. Convention, assembly, conference, convocation name meetings for particular purposes. Convention usually suggests a meeting of delegates representing political, church, social, or fraternal organizations. Assembly usually implies a meeting for a settled or customary purpose, as for discussion, legislation, or participation in a social function. Conference suggests a meeting for consultation and discussion about business or professional problems. Convocation denotes a (church) assembly, the members of which have been summoned for a special purpose; chapel services at some colleges are called convocations. 3. pact, treaty.
1. Convention, assembly, conference, convocation name meetings for particular purposes. Convention usually suggests a meeting of delegates representing political, church, social, or fraternal organizations. Assembly usually implies a meeting for a settled or customary purpose, as for discussion, legislation, or participation in a social function. Conference suggests a meeting for consultation and discussion about business or professional problems. Convocation denotes a (church) assembly, the members of which have been summoned for a special purpose; chapel services at some colleges are called convocations. 3. pact, treaty.
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| Main Entry: | Convention2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See National Convention |
Language Translation for : convention
Spanish:
convención,
German:
der Brauch, die Förmlichkeit,
Japanese:
慣習
Convention
Con*ven"tion\, n. [L. conventio: cf. F. convention. See Convene, v. i.]1. The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition. The conventions or associations of several particles of matter into bodies of any certain denomination. --Boyle. 2. General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality. There are thousands now Such women, but convention beats them down. --Tennyson. 3. A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, -- civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical. He set himself to the making of good laws in a grand convention of his nobles. --Sir R. Baker. A convention of delegates from all the States, to meet in Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of reserving the federal system, and correcting its defects. --W. Irving. 4. (Eng. Hist) An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II. Our gratitude is due . . . to the Long Parliament, to the Convention, and to William of Orange. --Macaulay. 5. An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments. This convention, I think from my soul, is nothing but a stipulation for national ignominy; a truce without a suspension of hostilities. --Ld. Chatham. The convention with the State of Georgia has been ratified by their Legislature. --T. Jefferson.
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convention
c.1440, from L. conventionem (nom. conventio), pp. of convenire (see convene). Conventional "following tradition" is from 1831 (from convention in secondary sense of "agreement"); of weapons, meaning "non-nuclear," it is attested from 1955.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: con·ven·tion
Function: noun
1 : an agreement between nations for regulation of matters affecting all of them
2 : an agreement enforceable in law : CONTRACT
3 : an assembly of persons met for a common purpose; especially : a meeting of the delegates of a political party for the purpose of formulating a platform and selecting candidates for office
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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