Convention

What do we mean by convention?

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

The body of persons attending such an assembly. noun

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. noun

General agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes. noun

A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom. noun

A widely used and accepted device or technique, as in drama, literature, or painting. noun

In the fine arts, a generalization of nature which expresses certain phases of the actual and suppresses others, according to custom or tradition. noun

In card-playing, a play adopted for convenience: as, in bridge, leading a heart when the pone doubles a no-trumper, or scoring spades without playing when the make is not doubled and the score is not 20 or better. noun

The act of coming together; coalition; union. noun

A gathering of persons; a meeting; an assembly. noun

Specifically A formal, recognized, or statutory meeting or assembly of men for civil or religious purposes; particularly, an assembly of delegates or representatives for consultation on important concerns, civil, political, or religious. noun

An agreement or contract between two parties; specifically, in diplomacy noun

General agreement; tacit understanding; common consent, as the foundation of a custom, an institution, or the like. noun

A customary rule, regulation, or requirement, or such rules collectively; something more or less arbitrarily established, or required by common consent or opinion; a conventionality; a precedent. noun

In civil law: In general, the agreement of several persons, who by a common act of the will determine their legal relations, for the purpose either of creating an obligation or of extinguishing one. in a narrower sense, the agreement of several persons in one and the same act of will resulting in an obligation between them.— noun

The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition. noun

General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality. noun

A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, -- civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical. noun

An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II. noun

A meeting or gathering.

A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.

The convening of a formal meeting.

A formal agreement, contract or pact.

A treaty or supplement to such.

A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.

A) a convening (i.e. a gathering) of people, usually signatories of a political treaty b) the way things are/ are supposed to be done or performed c) something you convene (agree to) Urban Dictionary

A) a convening (i.e. a gathering) of people, usually signatories of a political treaty b) the way things are/ are supposed to be done or performed c) something you convene (agree to) Urban Dictionary

A gathering of peoples revolving around a similar interest, idea, or hobby. Urban Dictionary

Convent is full of girls who think fighting is a hobby. Most of dem are obsessed with the PE teacher and beg for attention. The girls bullythe English and Science teachers. They think they're on piss all because they have attitude. They all get into problems wid the girls from their rival school but the girls from school are shook. The convent girls are always ready to fight but no-one has the courage to fight dem. They are nice girls but get on their bad side. The girls in yr9 and yr11 are the lengest But are either lesbian or just cant get boyfriends . If they do get boyfriends, they are loyal as fuck. The white girls think theyre black and the lightskins get all the attention. The teachers don't know how to control them when there's a fight and instead of listening to the students, they send them to isolation. The toilets are dutty. There's writings on the walls and half of the toilets don't work. They cook the same food in the canteen everyday and it's nasty asf so the girls spend their money on food in the morning. They always get kicked out /banned from stores for doing tik toks and in the morning, their always walking passed the mandem at the bus stop cuz they're sexy. Don't fuck with convent girls. Urban Dictionary

In a way that something is done(1), or(2) an agreement between states covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty. Urban Dictionary

A set of optional guidelines set up after World War 2. Some people refere to them as the Geneva Suggestions Urban Dictionary

A fun to do list Urban Dictionary

Something I've violated. Urban Dictionary

Any gathering predominantly populated by tools, or individuals who lack the capacity to not conform to systems and arbitrary rules, and who generally lack the ability to think or act creatively. Urban Dictionary

When a group of government agents (i.e. FBI, DEA, ATF, etc.) are enacting a search warrant on a premises. So named because of the large amount of agents that wear trenchcoats as part of their attire. Term used more often in colder regions of the country. Can also apply to municipal law enforcement detectives as well. Urban Dictionary

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Words that rhyme with convention:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe convention:
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Words that sound like convention:
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