Convention (Noun)
Meaning 1
Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional.
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
(diplomacy) an international agreement.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
The act of convening.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 4
A large formal assembly; "political convention".
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Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The convention was attended by thousands of people who had come to see their favorite celebrities.
- She was elected as the representative for her district at the state Democratic convention.
- The hotel was hosting a convention of dentists and their families.
- The national convention of the party was being held in the capital city that summer.
- At the convention, several prominent politicians took the stage to give impassioned speeches.
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Meaning 5
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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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.