Meaning & Definition of Convention in English
English⟶
Convention
/kənvɛnʃən/
noun
1. A large formal assembly
- "Political convention"
synonym:
- convention
2. Something regarded as a normative example
- "The convention of not naming the main character"
- "Violence is the rule not the exception"
- "His formula for impressing visitors"
synonym:
- convention,
- normal,
- pattern,
- rule,
- formula
3. (diplomacy) an international agreement
synonym:
- convention
4. Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
synonym:
- conventionality,
- convention,
- conventionalism
5. The act of convening
synonym:
- convention,
- convening
Examples of using
There was a convention last month.