convention
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Definitions ofconvention
- A meeting or gathering.
Example: "The convention was held in Geneva."
- A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.
Example: "The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution."
- The convening of a formal meeting.
- A formal agreement, contract or pact.
- A treaty or supplement to such.
Example: "The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations."
- A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.
Example: "Table seatings are generally determined by tacit convention, not binding formal protocol."
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