convention (redirected from Conventions)

con·ven·tion  (kn-vnshn)

n.

1.

a. A formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates, as of a political party, fraternal society, profession, or industry.

b. The body of persons attending such an assembly: called the convention to order.

2. An agreement between states, sides, or military forces, especially an international agreement dealing with a specific subject, such as the treatment of prisoners of war.

3. General agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes: By convention, north is at the top of most maps.

4. A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom: the convention of shaking hands.

5. A widely used and accepted device or technique, as in drama, literature, or painting: the theatrical convention of the aside.

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[Middle English convencioun, from Latin conventi, conventin-, meeting, from conventus, past participle of convenre, to assemble; see convene.]

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convention

Noun

1. the established view of what is thought to be proper behaviour

2. an accepted rule or method: a convention used by printers

3. a formal agreement or contract between people and nations

4. a large formal assembly of a group with common interests [Latin conventio an assembling]

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Convention an assembly, especially a meeting of representatives of some profession, society, or religious political organization, 1552. See also congress.

Examples: convention of estates, 1651; of islands, 1651; of exquisite lineaments, 1592; for prayer, 1649.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	convention - a large formal assembly; "political convention" group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" Constitutional Convention - the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
	2.	convention - something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" normal, rule, pattern, formula practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" mores - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group code of behavior, code of conduct - a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group universal - a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"
	3.	convention - (diplomacy) an international agreement pact, treaty, accord - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations - negotiation between nations
	4.	convention - orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional conventionalism, conventionality orthodoxy - the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) ossification, conformity - hardened conventionality
	5.	convention - the act of convening convening gathering, assemblage, assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"

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convention

noun 1. custom, practice, tradition, code, usage, protocol, formality, etiquette, propriety, kawa N.Z. tikanga N.Z. rule

noun 2. agreement, contract, treaty, bargain, pact, compact, protocol, stipulation, concordat

noun 3. assembly, meeting, council, conference, congress, convocation, hui N.Z. runanga N.Z.

Translations

convention [kənˈvɛnʃən] n → convención f (= meeting); asamblea

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convention [kənˈvɛnʃən] n → convention f (= custom); usage m

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convention [kənˈvɛnʃən] n → Konvention f;

(conference) → Tagung f, Konferenz f;

(agreement) → Abkommen nt

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convention [kənˈvɛnʃən] n → convenzione f (= meeting); convegno