convention
noun
[ kənˈvɛnʃ(ə)n ]
• a way in which something is usually done.
• "to attract the best patrons the movie houses had to ape the conventions and the standards of theatres"
• an agreement between states covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty.
• "the convention, signed by the six states bordering on the Black Sea, aims to prevent further pollution"
Similar:
agreement,
accord,
protocol,
compact,
pact,
treaty,
concordat,
entente,
understanding,
arrangement,
contract,
bargain,
deal,
• a large meeting or conference, especially of members of a political party or a particular profession or group.
• "the party held its biennial convention"
Similar:
conference,
meeting,
congress,
assembly,
gathering,
summit,
symposium,
forum,
convocation,
synod,
conclave,
diet,
chapter,
con,
get-together,
colloquium,
• a bid or system of bidding by which the bidder tries to convey specific information about the hand to their partner, as opposed to seeking to win the auction.
Origin:
late Middle English (in convention (sense 3)): via Old French from Latin conventio(n- ) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire (see convene). convention (sense 1) dates from the late 18th century.
