CONVENTION

/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/ ► audio Scrabble 15 Words With Friends 20

Definition

  1. noun a large formal assembly.
  2. noun something regarded as a normative example. — synonyms: normal, pattern, rule, formula
  3. noun (diplomacy) an international agreement.
  4. noun orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional. — synonyms: conventionality, conventionalism
  5. noun the act of convening. — synonyms: convening

Examples

  • “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.”

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