convention

Found in thesaurus: group meeting, meeting, practice, accord, treaty, pact, orthodoxy, assembly, assemblage, gathering

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convention

n. conference; treaty; agreement; routine, custom

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Convention

Convention may refer to:

Treaty, an agreement in international law
Convention (meeting), a large gathering of people who share a common interest
- Political convention, a formal gathering of people for political purposes
- Fan convention, a gathering of fans of a particular media property or genre
Trade fair
Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct
Bridge convention, a term in the game of bridge
"The Convention" (The Office episode)
"Convention" (Malcolm in the Middle episode)

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convention

Noun
1. a large formal assembly; "political convention"
(hypernym) meeting
(hyponym) Constitutional Convention
2. 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"
(synonym) normal, pattern, rule, formula
(hypernym) practice
(hyponym) mores
3. (diplomacy) an international agreement
(hypernym) treaty, pact, accord
(hyponym) Chemical Weapons Convention
(classification) diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations
4. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
(synonym) conventionality, conventionalism
(hypernym) orthodoxy
(hyponym) ossification, conformity
(attribute) conventional
5. the act of convening
(synonym) convening
(hypernym) assembly, assemblage, gathering
(derivation) convene

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convention

nf. convention, compact

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convention

n. zvyklost; konvence; sněm; sjezd; dohoda