convention
(noun)
noun
1. a large formal assembly
- political convention
Definition categories: group, meeting
2. something regarded as a normative example
- the convention of not naming the main character
Similar word(s): formula, normal, pattern, rule
Definition categories: thought, practice
3. (diplomacy) an international agreement
Definition categories: communication, accord, pact, treaty
4. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Similar word(s): conventionalism, conventionality
Definition categories: attribute, orthodoxy
5. the act of convening
Similar word(s): convening
Definition categories: act, assemblage, assembly, gathering
Sentences with convention as a noun:
- The convention was held in Geneva.
- The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution
- The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations
- Table seatings are generally determined by tacit convention, not binding formal protocol
- The convention of driving on the right is reinforced by law.