National Convention
Americannoun
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French History. the legislature of France 1792–95.
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U.S. Politics. a convention held every four years by each of the major political parties to nominate a presidential candidate.
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a convention held every four years by each major US political party to choose its presidential candidate
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French history the longest-lasting of the revolutionary assemblies, lasting from Sept 1792 to Oct 1795, when it was replaced by the Directory
Example Sentences
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Throughout Reconstruction, Black Americans fought for what the 1869 National Convention of Colored Men deemed a “cardinal idea” of republicanism: “The people shall have a voice as to who shall rule over them.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
You famously trolled an audience of conservatives at a concert held during the Republican National Convention in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
She led a Sikh prayer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Sanders paid tribute to Jackson at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
At the Democratic National Convention in 2016, 102-year-old Jerry Emmett of Prescott, Arizona, announced that the Arizona delegation was casting fifty-one of its eighty-five votes for Hillary Clinton for president.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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