open convention


nounU.S. Politics.
  1. a party convention at which delegates are free to vote for the candidate of their choice.

Origin of open convention

1
First recorded in 1955–60

Words Nearby open convention

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How to use open convention in a sentence

  • It is no great matter, but in open convention also I have perished by the sword.

  • This amazing declaration in open convention produced as much consternation on the platform as if Farr had dropped a bomb there.

    The Landloper | Holman Day
  • The resolution was brought up later in open convention and the final vote resulted in 32 ayes and 24 noes.