Word: convention
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Synonyms: convention
custom, usage, practice, tradition, way, habit, norm, rule, code, canon, punctilio, propriety, etiquette, protocol, praxis, mores, agreement, accord, compact, pact, treaty, concordat, entente, contract, bargain, deal, conference, meeting, congress, assembly, gathering, summit, convocation, synod, conclave, convening, pattern, formula, normal, conventionalism, conventionality
Translations: convention
The meaning and "use of": convention
- a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity. - the woman who overturned so many conventions of children's literature
- an agreement between countries covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty. - You have been signing treaties, conventions and protocols for children but have never honoured them with genuine intention and political will.
- a large meeting or conference, especially of members of a political party or a particular profession. - a convention of retail merchants
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