Relationships Broader Term:  standard n. ~ 1. A generally accepted custom arising from practice rather than law. - 2. A formal standard that will produce similar but not identical results. - 3. An agr [..]

A large formal meeting of politicians, members, delegates, sales people, etc.

a large formal assembly Last year, the industry’s main trade convention, the Inside Self-Storage World Expo, organized workshops in Las Vegas focusing on lien laws and auction sales. — New York Times [..]

A type of treaty (formal agreement between country leaders, politicians and states on a matter which involves them all). This is a binding agreement that states are obliged to uphold, but it usually d [..]

A legally binding agreement between nations designed to protect human rights (used interchangeably with treaty and covenant). Conventions are considered to have more legal force than declarations beca [..]

1 [countable] a large meeting of the members of a profession, a political party, etc. synonym conference to hold a convention the Democratic Party Convention (= to elect a candidate for President)2 [c [..]

early 15c., convencioun, "a formal agreement, covenant, treaty," also "a formal meeting or convention" (of rulers, etc.), also "a private or secret agreement," from Middl [..]

formal meeting, usually with representatives from different regions or parties.

agreement or treaty on a specific matter.

A common feature that has become traditional or expected within a specific genre (category) of literature or film. In Harlequin romances, it is conventional to focus on a male and female character who [..]

An international agreement among nations. Such agreements may have different names: treaty, covenant, convention or pact.

a systematic approach to design that is established through consistent usage within a design community. Conventions are de facto standards, established not by the dictate of authority, but through imp [..]

a large formal assembly; "political convention" something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; &a [..]

A statement of principle as to acceptable behavior. For example, members of the International Labor Organization have agreed to a long list of conventions regarding the acceptable treatment of workers [..]

A customary feature of a literary work, such as the use of a chorus

in literature, a standard or traditional way of presenting or expressing something, or a traditional or characteristic feature of a particular literary genre or subgenre. Division into lines and stanz [..]

A practice or custom followed in government although not explicitly written in the constitution or in legislation.

An accepted language practice that has developed over time and is generally used and understood, for example use of punctuation.

A binding agreement between states. Generally used for formal multilateral instruments with a broad number of Parties. United Nations Environment Programme (2007) 1

A national meeting of a political party, where delegates formally elect a party's nominee.

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A generally accepted custom established by usage over an extended period of time, rather than by law or some other prescriptive process. Also, a formal standard that produces similar but not invariabl [..]

An official meeting of the delegates of a political party at which the delegates decide upon their party platform and take other party-related actions.

In presidential election years, after state primaries and caucuses have concluded, the political parties gather to select a presidential nominee — usually the candidate who secured the support of the most convention delegates, based on victories in primary elections. The presidential nominee usually chooses a running mate to be the candidate for vi [..]

Binding agreement between states; used synonymously with Treaty and Covenant. Conventions are stronger than Declarations because they are legally binding for governments that have signed them. When th [..]

The best four-day-long chance a politically active, overweight Kia salesman from Tulsa has to nail one of them blond Fox anchors.

an official meeting of the delegates of a political party at which they choose their candidates and decide upon their party platform.

To dream of a convention, denotes unusual activity in business affairs and final engagement in love. An inharmonious or displeasing convention brings you disappointment.   

1 : an agreement between nations for regulation of matters affecting all of them 2 : an agreement enforceable in law : contract 3 : an assembly of persons met for a common purpose ;esp : a ...

A convention or conventional code is a code that is shared among two or more agents. Coordination always relies on a convention. The highway code is an example of a convention that allows car drivers [..]

Formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates, as of a political party, profession, or industry.

A meeting of delegates of a political party at the local, state, or national level to select candidates for office.

This term has various meanings, including (in the EU context) a group of people representing the EU institutions, the national governments and parliaments, who come together to draw up an important document. Conventions of this sort met to draw up the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the draft EU Constitution (see Convention [..]

See constitutional conventions.

a formal meeting.

An agreement between two or more states, often more, concerning matters of common interest. While supposedly used for lesser matters than embraced in a treaty, it often deals with important subjects i [..]

Convention refers to all kinds of agreements, compacts or treaties entered into by the nations, such as Geneva Convention. Convention is mostly used to denote a deliberative assembly which amends, rev [..]

a binding agreement between states; used synonymously with treaty and covenant. A convention is stronger than a declaration because it is legally binding for governments that have ratified it.

(n) a large formal assembly(n) something regarded as a normative example(n) (diplomacy) an international agreement(n) orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional(n) the act of convening

 A well-established way of constructing a media text. The conventions of a newspaper front page, for example, include a masthead, headline, byline and article arranged in columns.

An agreement, usually reached unconsciously by speakers in a community, that relationships are to apply between linguistic items, between these and the outside world or to apply in the use of rules in [..]

In political and legal terms, a convention is an unwritten rule.

a traditional or common style often used in literature, theater, or art to create a particular effect.

A body of regulations adopted by the IMO which regulate one aspect of maritime affairs. See also GEOGRAPHIC SIGN CONVENTIONS.

A call or play with a defined meaning that may be artificial. The oldest convention is the fourth-best lead, which dates back to Hoyle about 1740. The oldest bidding convention is the takeout double, [..]

A bid whose meaning is not closely related to the strain bid or the level bid.

an understanding between partners that would not ordinarily be understood by the opponents in the absence of an explanation

Called a con for short, a convention is a gathering where gamers get together to play RPGs and buy gaming stuff. Most cons include the word “con” in their name (GenCon, for example).

An oxymoron.

A bid which conveys a meaning other than what would normally be attributed to it.

means whichever of the following apply: the Montreal Convention (1999) the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw, 12 October 1929 [..]

meeting involving general group session followed by committee, followed by committee meetings, workshops and events. (congress; conference

Binding agreement between states; used synonymously with Treaty and Covenant; Conventions are stronger than Declarations in that they are legally binding for states that are party to them and governments can be held accountable for violating them; the United Nations General Assembly creates international norms and standards when it adopts conventio [..]

Think a convention is all about pasty dudes and dudettes in Spock ears getting their light sabers and comic books signed? Not quite.In literature, conventions are the defining characteristics, or must [..]