convention
a large formal meeting or assembly, as of members, representatives, or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern: In 1932 he was elected president of the Missouri State Medical Association at its annual convention.
a large meeting of people with a common interest, as in a particular recreational activity: The site is a fan's resource for finding upcoming comic, gaming, and sci-fi conventions throughout the world.
U.S. Politics. a representative party assembly to nominate candidates and adopt platforms and party rules.
a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom: In Social Studies, the second graders learned the convention of showing north at the top of a map.
general agreement or consent; accepted usage, especially as a standard of procedure: Certain uses of the comma have become established by convention.
accepted practice that has become removed from naturally occurring behavior; conventionalism: As young, second-career farmers, they're not bound by convention, and their land isn't a traditional farm.
a standard or customary device, structure, premise, style, etc., used in literature, music, or the arts: Big eyes and small mouths are among the most noticeable artistic conventions of anime.Le Guin’s novelette turned science fiction conventions on their head by making humans the invaders.
an agreement, compact, or contract, such as an international agreement dealing with postal service or copyright.
Bridge. any of a variety of established systems or methods of bidding or playing that allows partners to convey certain information about their hands.
Origin of convention
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Other words for convention
Other words from convention
- an·ti·con·ven·tion, adjective
- coun·ter·con·ven·tion, noun
- post·con·ven·tion, adjective
- pre·con·ven·tion, noun
- pro·con·ven·tion, adjective
- un·con·ven·tion, noun
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How to use convention in a sentence
Also, she was tall and thin, too, further adding to the ways she met the physical beauty conventions.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America? | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTo reclaim it, he had to move beyond established conventions about how a literary career should be conducted.
A Year In The Life of The Canterbury Tales’ Storied Beginnings | Wendy Smith | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThough her work discords with the conventions of American medicine, she sees herself on the side of an older tradition.
The Nurse Coaching People Through Death by Starvation | Nick Tabor | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey have conventions for dance, and these kids go around the country as the winner.
Nigel Lythgoe on How to Save Reality TV, ‘On the Town,’ and ‘Brokeback Ballroom’ | Kevin Fallon | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has killed over 200 people on screen, plenty of cinematic conventions regarding good taste, and at least one movie theater.
How to Save Silent Movies: Inside New Jersey’s Cinema Paradiso | Rich Goldstein | October 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I always thought that people wore it very very short if they despised the conventions of society.
First Plays | A. A. MilneThere are certain social conventions attached even to a Dragon Maid.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaIt was the old earth music, and it drowned the recollection of social conventions and caste distinctions.
The Gold Trail | Harold BindlossNew truth is only wanted to expand, not to destroy, our civil and often elegant conventions.
The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis StevensonThe newspapers had ridiculed such conventions, and they were looked upon as legitimate subjects for ridicule.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
British Dictionary definitions for convention
/ (kənˈvɛnʃən) /
a large formal assembly of a group with common interests, such as a political party or trade union
the persons attending such an assembly
US politics an assembly of delegates of one party to select candidates for office
diplomacy an international agreement second only to a treaty in formality: a telecommunications convention
any agreement, compact, or contract
the most widely accepted or established view of what is thought to be proper behaviour, good taste, etc
an accepted rule, usage, etc: a convention used by printers
Also called: conventional bridge a bid or play not to be taken at its face value, which one's partner can interpret according to a prearranged bidding system
Origin of convention
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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