CONVENTION

Convention

A convention is a set of agreed, stipulated, or generally accepted standards, norms, social norms, or criteria, often taking the form of a custom.

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convention

Noun

  1. A meeting or gathering.
    The convention was held in Geneva.
  2. A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates
    ''The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution
  3. The convening of a formal meeting
  4. A formal agreement, contract or pact
  5. A treaty or supplement to such.
    ''The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations
  6. A generally accepted principle, method or behaviour.
    ''Table seatings are generally determined by tacit convention, not binding formal protocol
    The convention of driving on the right is reinforced by law.


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