convention
[noun]
Synonyms:
- custom, code, etiquette, practice, propriety, protocol, tradition, usage
- agreement, bargain, contract, pact, protocol, treaty
- assembly, conference, congress, convocation, council, meeting

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Related Words: accord, understanding, canon, law, precept, rule, custom, practice

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English Thesaurus: meeting, conference, convention, rally, summit, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

con‧ven‧tion W2 AC /kənˈvenʃən/ noun
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Latin conventio, from convenire; ⇒ convenient]

1. [countable] a large formal meeting for people who belong to the same profession or organization or who have the same interests:
a teachers’ convention
the city’s new convention center
a convention for science fiction fans

2. [countable] a formal agreement, especially between countries, about particular rules or behaviour Synonym : pact, treaty
convention on
the European convention on human rights

3. [uncountable and countable] behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal and right Synonym : custom:
Playing together teaches children social conventions such as sharing.
They defied the conventions of the time by living together without being married.
by convention
By convention, the bride’s father gives her away at her wedding.

4. [countable] a method or style often used in literature, art, the theatre etc to achieve a particular effect:
the conventions of the 19th-century novel

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

convention
noun
I. way sth is done
ADJ. accepted, established, long-standing, old, traditional, well-established It's an established convention that the part of the prince is played by a woman.
normal, standard, usual | polite Her work refuses any concession to polite conventions of ‘good taste’.
arbitrary | rigid, strict | cultural, legal, social the rigid social conventions of Victorian Britain
dramatic, fictional, literary, narrative, operatic, poetic The novel refuses to conform to the narrative conventions of 19th century realism.
orthographic, punctuation, rhetorical
QUANT. set
VERB + CONVENTION adhere to, conform to, follow, keep to, observe They followed the Greek convention of pinning gifts of money to the bride's dress.
be bound by, be hidebound by Life with the Leighs was not hidebound by rules or convention.
break (with), cut through, defy, flout She knew that she had broken an important social convention. He had the freedom of spirit to cut through convention. No young politician can afford to flout convention in this way.
CONVENTION + VERB demand sth, dictate sth Convention dictated that dangerous physical action is the part of heroes, not heroines.
PREP. according to/by ~ By convention, the Queen gives the Royal Assent to all measures passed by Parliament.
PHRASES a break with convention In a surprising break with convention, she wore a red wedding dress.
a matter of convention

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

convention
II. conference
ADJ. annual | international, national | Democratic, Republican, etc. | careers, constitutional, party, political A constitutional convention was elected to try to agree on a new form of government.
VERB + CONVENTION arrange, have, hold, organize | attend, go to | address He addressed the annual Republican convention.
CONVENTION + VERB take place
CONVENTION + NOUN centre | delegate
PREP. at a/the ~ She was at the Democratic convention.
PHRASES delegates to a convention

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

convention
III. international agreement
ADJ. global, international | European, UN/United Nations, etc. | climate, human rights, etc. | draft
VERB + CONVENTION adopt, ratify, sign Over 60 countries have yet to ratify the climate convention.
adhere to, comply with Most countries have adhered to the convention.
breach This practice breaches the arms convention.
CONVENTION + VERB apply, govern sth a convention governing the conditions under which mining is permitted
establish sth The convention established procedures for the transport of toxic waste.
ban sth
PREP. under a/the ~ This is forbidden under the European Convention on Human Rights.
~ between the 1869 convention between Turkey and Persia
~ for the Berne Convention for the Conservation of European Wildlife
~ on the 1951 United Nations Convention on refugees
PHRASES a breach of a convention

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

convention

a social/cultural convention
Each society has its own cultural conventions.
an established convention (=one that has been used for a long time)
There are established conventions for how you should end a letter.
an accepted convention
Saying 'thank you' and 'please' is an accepted convention.
defy convention (=not do what is accepted or normal)
At the time she was defying convention by living with a man.
follow convention (=do what is accepted and normal)
If everyone followed convention, the world would be a boring place.
conform to/adhere to convention formal (=do what is accepted and normal)
He’d always chosen not to conform to convention.
flout convention (=deliberately not do what is accepted or normal)
I was determined to flout convention when it came to the funeral arrangements.
a set of conventions
In the East you will have to learn a different set of conventions.
rules and conventions
Rules and conventions permeate the whole of social life.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

meeting an occasion when people meet in order to discuss something:
a business meeting.
Mr Bell is in a meeting.
The committee will hold another meeting Wednesday.
conference an organized event, especially one that continues for several days, at which a lot of people meet to discuss a particular subject and hear speeches about it:
Didn’t you give a talk at the conference last year?
a conference of women business leaders
convention a large formal meeting of people who belong to a political party, or to an organization of people with the same interests:
the Democratic Party Convention
a convention for Star Trek fans
rally a large public meeting, especially one that is held outdoors to support or protest about something:
There was a massive peace rally in London.
summit a meeting between government leaders from important and powerful countries, to discuss important matters:
A summit meeting of OPEC leaders was called to find a solution to the oil crisis.
next week’s economic summit
caucus American English a local meeting of the members of a political party to choose people to represent them at a larger meeting, or to choose a candidate in an election:
Obama won the Iowa caucus in 2007.
teleconference/video conference a business meeting in which people in different places talk to each other using telephones or video equipment:
The chairman held teleconferences with his senior managers.
gathering/get-together a situation in which a group of people come together to meet, talk, and have drinks with each other, especially friends or family:
We held a small family get-together to celebrate her birthday.
She arranged social gatherings in Kettering for young people on Saturday evenings.
date an arrangement to meet someone who you are having, or hoping to have, a romantic relationship with:
I think I might ask her out on a date.
rendezvous a meeting where two people have arranged to meet at a particular time or place, often secretly:
She arranged a rendezvous with him in the hotel bar.
tryst literary a secret meeting between people who are having a romantic relationship:
a good place for a moonlight tryst

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

Convention
See: International Agreements

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