National Convention

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.

National Convention

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

Example Sentences

The National Convention of Colored Men that met in Syracuse, New York, in the fall of 1864 called the right to vote the “keystone to the arch of human liberty” and insisted that “personal liberty” and “all other rights” effectively “become mere privileges, held at the option of others, where we are excepted from the general political liberty.”

From Slate

On planning documents for the 2024 Republican National Convention obtained by ProPublica, the Florida doctor is listed as an attendee affiliated with the delegation from South Dakota, a state he has no apparent connection to besides his support for Noem.

From Salon

It won him a speaking place, aged 23, at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

From BBC

The three-dimensional sign was installed as part of an $80-million face lift of the airport’s main entrance ahead of the Democratic National Convention in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times

Poilievre now faces a mandatory leadership review in January, where Conservative party members will vote on whether he should stay on as leader at their upcoming national convention.

From BBC