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   Con·ven·tion

   /kənˈven(t)SH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity: "the woman who overturned so many conventions of children's literature"
   • ▪ behavior that is considered acceptable or polite to most members of a society: "he was an upholder of convention and correct form" Similar customusagepracticetraditionwayhabitnormrulecodecanonpunctilioaccepted behaviorconventionalityproprietyetiquetteprotocolformalityceremonialformal:praxismoresmoeurs
   • 2. an agreement between countries covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty: "the convention, signed by the six states bordering on the Black Sea, aims to prevent further pollution" Similar agreementaccordprotocolcompactpacttreatyconcordatententeunderstandingarrangementcontractbargaindeal
   • 3. a large meeting or conference, especially of members of a political party or a particular profession: "a convention of retail merchants" Similar conferencemeetingcongressassemblygatheringsummitcouncil of delegates/representativessymposiumforumconvocationsynodconclavedietchapterinformal:conget-togetherrare:colloquium
   • ▪ (in the US) an assembly of the delegates of a political party to select candidates for office. North American
   • ▪ a body set up by agreement to deal with a particular issue: "the convention is a UN body responsible for the regulation of sea dumping"
   • ▪ an organized meeting of enthusiasts for a television program, movie, or literary genre: historical "a Star Trek convention"
   • 4. an artificial bid by which a bidder tries to convey specific information about the hand to their partner.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in convention (sense 3)): via Old French from Latin conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire (see convene). convention (sense 1) dates from the late 18th century.

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