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C0613500 (kən-vĕn′shən)n.1. a. A formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates, as of a political party, fraternal society, profession, or industry.b. The body of persons attending such an assembly: called the convention to order.2. An agreement between states, sides, or military forces, especially an international agreement dealing with a specific subject, such as the treatment of prisoners of war.3. General agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes: By convention, north is at the top of most maps.4. A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom: the convention of shaking hands.5. A widely used and accepted device or technique, as in drama, literature, or painting: the theatrical convention of the aside.

[Middle English convencioun, from Latin conventiō, conventiōn-, meeting, from conventus, past participle of convenīre, to assemble; see convene.]

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(kənˈvɛnʃən) n1. a. a large formal assembly of a group with common interests, such as a political party or trade unionb. the persons attending such an assembly2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics US an assembly of delegates of one party to select candidates for office3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) diplomacy an international agreement second only to a treaty in formality: a telecommunications convention. 4. any agreement, compact, or contract5. the most widely accepted or established view of what is thought to be proper behaviour, good taste, etc6. an accepted rule, usage, etc: a convention used by printers. 7. (Bridge) bridge Also called: conventional a bid or play not to be taken at its face value, which one's partner can interpret according to a prearranged bidding system[C15: from Latin conventiō an assembling, agreeing]

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n. 1. a meeting or formal assembly, as of members or delegates, to discuss or act on matters of common concern. 2. an assembly of delegates of a political party to nominate candidates and adopt platforms and party rules. 3. an agreement or contract; compact. 4. an international agreement, esp. one dealing with a specific matter. 5. a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom: the convention of showing north at the top of a map. 6. general agreement or consent; accepted usage, esp. as a standard of procedure. 7. a bid or play in bridge that allows partners to convey information about their hands according to a prearranged system. [1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin conventiō assembly, agreement. See convene, -tion] syn: convention, assembly, conference, convocation refer to meetings for particular purposes. convention usu. suggests a formal meeting of members or delegates, as of a professional group: an annual medical convention. assembly usu. implies a regular meeting for a customary purpose: an assembly of legislators; a school assembly in the auditorium. conference suggests a meeting for consultation or discussion: a sales conference. convocation usu. refers to an ecclesiastical or academic meeting whose participants were summoned: a convocation of experts.

Convention

an assembly, especially a meeting of representatives of some profession, society, or religious political organization, 1552. See also congress.Examples: convention of estates, 1651; of islands, 1651; of exquisite lineaments, 1592; for prayer, 1649.

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A meeting of members of a political party, especially of delegates to choose candidates for an election.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	convention - a large formal assembly; "political convention"group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"Constitutional Convention - the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
	2.	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"normal, rule, pattern, formulapractice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"mores - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a groupcode of behavior, code of conduct - a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular groupuniversal - a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"
	3.	convention - (diplomacy) an international agreementpact, treaty, accord - a written agreement between two states or sovereignsdiplomacy, diplomatic negotiations - negotiation between nations
	4.	convention - orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventionalconventionalism, conventionalityorthodoxy - the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)ossification, conformity - hardened conventionality
	5.	convention - the act of conveningconveninggathering, assemblage, assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"

convention

noun1. custom, practice, tradition, code, usage, protocol, formality, etiquette, propriety It's just a social convention that men don't wear skirts.2. agreement, contract, treaty, bargain, pact, compact, protocol, stipulation, concordat the importance of observing the Geneva convention on human rights3. assembly, meeting, council, conference, congress, convocation I flew to Boston to attend the annual convention of the Parapsychological Association.

convention

noun1. A formal assemblage of the members of a group:assembly, conference, congress, convocation, meeting.2. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together:assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, meeting, muster, troop.Informal: get-together.3. A legally binding arrangement between parties:agreement, bond, compact, contract, covenant, pact.4. A formal, usually written settlement between nations:accord, agreement, concord, pact, treaty.5. An accepted way of doing something:form.

Translations

专业人士会议习俗代表大会常规惯例

convention

(kənˈvenʃən) noun1. a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom. Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention. 习俗，惯例，常规 2. in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate. （政党提名总统侯选人的）代表大会 3. an assembly of people of a particular profession etc. 专业人士会议conˈventional adjective (negative unconventional) according to the accepted standards etc; not outrageous or eccentric. conventional dress; the more conventional forms of art. 依照惯例的，约定俗成的，依照传统的，常规的 conˌventioˈnality (-ˈnӕ-) noun 惯例性，习俗

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in U.S. politics, a gathering of delegates to nominate candidates for elective office and to formulate party policy. They are held at the national, state, and local levels.

Organization and Characteristic Features

The organization of a national convention is the responsibility of the party's national committee, which begins making arrangements for the accommodation of hundreds of delegates and the administration of the convention at least a year in advance. Delegates have been chosen by a variety of methods, including primary elections, party caucuses, state and local conventions, or state and local committee meetings, but the majority are now chosen by primaries. Although the two parties follow the same basic pattern of basing representation on the population of the state and the party's strength within the state, the Democratic party introduced a series of reforms after the 1968 convention that modified its traditional delegate selection system. Quotas, assuring proportional representation for women, youths, and blacks, were used for the 1972 convention but later modified in favor of a general commitment to gender equality and minority representation. Balloting at both the Republican and Democratic conventions is by states. The unit rule, forcing all of a state's votes to be cast by the majority for one candidate, was abolished by the Democrats in 1968; it had been in effect since 1832. Although today the acceptance speech of the nominee is the recognized climax of the convention, it was not until Franklin Delano Roosevelt flew to Chicago to accept the Democratic nomination in 1932 that a nominee accepted the nomination in person.

History

State conventions for nominating candidates were first held in the early 19th cent. The first national convention was held by the Anti-Masonic party in Baltimore in 1831. Formerly the candidates for president and vice president were selected by a party caucus, i.e. a meeting of influential members of Congress, and they favored their colleagues. In 1832 the Democrats nominated Andrew Jackson at a national convention. The Republican party held its first national convention in 1856, when John Frémont was chosen as the presidential candidate.

Candidates were often selected only after many ballots had been taken. This was especially true of the Democratic party, which, until 1936, had required successful nominees to win two thirds of the delegates' votes. Thus, Stephen Douglas was nominated on the 59th ballot in 1860, Woodrow Wilson on the 46th ballot in 1912, and John W. Davis on the 103d ballot in 1924. The difficulty of gaining agreement on a candidate at conventions led to a unique feature of the American political scene: the dark horsedark horse,
in U.S. politics, a person unexpectedly chosen by a major party as a candidate for public office, especially for the presidency. A presidential dark horse is usually chosen at a party national convention and often has acquired only a local or limited reputation at
..... Click the link for more information. —a candidate with little or no formal support before the opening of the convention, who succeeded in gaining the nomination. Since 1960, however, national conventions have tended to ratify front-runner candidates increasingly determined by delegates won in primaries and state caucuses, rather than select from among evenly matched rivals. National political conventions have thus changed from their initial function as nominating mechanisms into mobilizers of party energy for the upcoming campaign.

Bibliography

See P. T. David et al., The Politics of National Party Conventions (rev. ed. 1984); Congressional Quarterly, Guide to U.S. Elections (2d ed. 1985); B. E. Shafer, Bifurcated Politics: Evolution and Reform in the National Party Convention (1988).

convention

any existing regularized social practice or accepted rule or usage. For the most part in sociology, the term is not used in a sense that departs greatly from everyday usage.
in politics specifically, an established precedent in, or expectation of, procedures in political office, e.g. that the prime minister can call an election. Such expectations or conventions are not promulgated as written laws or formally stated rules, and thus are sometimes a matter of interpretation or dispute.
in the US, the political assemblies convened’ to select presidential candidates.

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1. US Politics an assembly of delegates of one party to select candidates for office 2. Diplomacy an international agreement second only to a treaty in formality 3. Bridge a bid or play not to be taken at its face value, which one's partner can interpret according to a prearranged bidding system

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noun custom

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noun a formal assemblage of the members of a group

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noun a number of persons who have come or been gathered together

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noun a legally binding arrangement between parties

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noun a formal, usually written settlement between nations

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noun an accepted way of doing something

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noun a large formal assembly

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noun something regarded as a normative example

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noun (diplomacy) an international agreement

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noun orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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noun the act of convening

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