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convention - the act of convening |
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convening |
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assemblage,
assembly,
gathering the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
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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" |
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normal,
pattern,
rule,
formula |
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practice a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
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mores (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
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code 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 group
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universal 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"
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convention - (diplomacy) an international agreement |
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accord,
pact,
treaty sympathetic compatibility
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diplomacy,
diplomatic negotiations negotiation between nations
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convention - a large formal assembly; "political convention" |
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group meeting,
meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
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constitutional convention the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
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