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convention::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conventionalism, conventionality |
| Type of | orthodoxy |
| Has types | ossification, conformity |
convention::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | formula, normal, pattern, rule |
| Type of | practice |
| Has types | mores, universal, code of behavior, code of conduct |
the convention of not naming the main character.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | convening |
| Type of | assembly, gathering, assemblage |
| Derivation | convene |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | meeting, group meeting |
| Has types | constitutional convention |
| Derivation | conventioneer |
political convention.
Examples of convention
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Yet the same voters who booted the justices vetoed a convention on the same day.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Just because a convention is called, delegates don't have to propose amendments.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Travel officials in Chattanooga also report good convention business in January.
From the tennessean.com
McCaskill said she called party leaders incessantly lobbying for the convention.
From the stltoday.com
In many other ways, Charlotte makes perfect sense as the site of the convention.
From the kansas.com
World leaders will gather at the convention center next to the Toronto ballpark.
From the timesunion.com
She never worried about convention before, why should we believe it matters now?
From the latimes.com
The convention last week turned down protections for the dwindling tuna species.
From the kentucky.com
Meeting planners long have campaigned for more lodging near the convention hall.
From the suntimes.com
- A large formal assembly; "political convention"
- Something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
- (diplomacy) an international agreement
- Conventionality: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
- The act of convening
- Bridge conventions are systems of calls that have a specific meaning during an auction in the game of bridge. The calls in a convention may be "natural" (that is, may show a certain length of the named suit) or "artificial" (not showing the named suit).
- The following is an episode list for the Fox television sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. The show ran for seven seasons from 2000 to 2006 with 151 episodes produced.
- A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom. ...
- A convention is a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted standards, norms, social norms or criteria, often taking the form of a custom.
