National Convention

American  

noun

1. French History. the legislature of France 1792–95.

2. 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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National Convention British  

noun

1. a convention held every four years by each major US political party to choose its presidential candidate

2. French history the longest-lasting of the revolutionary assemblies, lasting from Sept 1792 to Oct 1795, when it was replaced by the Directory

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Example Sentences

In 2024, Lindell went “undercover” at the Democratic National Convention by shaving off his mustache and wearing sunglasses and a hat.

From Slate

I attended almost every Democratic National Convention, as a professional and as part of a community of friends who were my political family.

From The Wall Street Journal

The next day, Driscoll flew back to the US, bought a suit at an outlet mall, and took an Uber to the Republican National Convention, he told the alumni magazine for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - the institution where he was an undergraduate.

From BBC

She was a major Democratic fundraiser, who helped lure the party’s 1984 national convention to her adopted home town.

From Los Angeles Times

Garfield wasn’t even seeking the nomination when he spoke on behalf of another candidate at the Republican National Convention of 1880, but his speech so moved the delegates that they eventually persuaded him to accept the nomination after more than 30 votes failed to produce another winner.

From Los Angeles Times