a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern.
U.S. Politics. a representative party assembly to nominate candidates and adopt platforms and party rules.
an agreement, compact, or contract.
an international agreement, especially one dealing with a specific matter, as postal service or copyright.
a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom: the convention of showing north at the top of a map.
general agreement or consent; accepted usage, especially as a standard of procedure.
conventionalism.
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 of convention
1375–1425; late Middle English convencio(u)n (<Middle French ) <Latin conventiōn- (stem of conventiō) agreement, literally, a coming together. See convene, -tion
SYNONYMS FOR convention
3 pact, treaty.
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synonym study for convention
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.
And if the convention was ignored, as it sometimes was, Hugo alone had the right to begin the ignoring of it.
Hugo|Arnold Bennett
The law has been declared by the law officers of the Crown to be a breach of the London Convention.
The Transvaal from Within|J. P. Fitzpatrick
The Convention met on the 21st of September, and its first act was to abolish the ancient monarchy and proclaim France a republic.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe|James Harvey Robinson
It was not a convention of Abolitionists, although Garrison was a member, but of politicians, mostly of the Whig party.
William Lloyd Garrison|Archibald H. Grimke
They had shown in their convention a few weeks before their hostility to autonomy.
The History of Cuba, vol. 4|Willis Fletcher Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for convention
convention
/ (kənˈvɛnʃən) /
noun
a large formal assembly of a group with common interests, such as a political party or trade union
the persons attending such an assembly
USpoliticsan assembly of delegates of one party to select candidates for office
diplomacyan international agreement second only to a treaty in formalitya telecommunications convention
any agreement, compact, or contract
the most widely accepted or established view of what is thought to be proper behaviour, good taste, etc
an accepted rule, usage, etca convention used by printers
Also called: conventionalbridgea bid or play not to be taken at its face value, which one's partner can interpret according to a prearranged bidding system