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convention
[ kuhn-ven-shuhn ]
noun
- a large formal meeting or assembly, as of members, representatives, or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern:
In 1932 he was elected president of the Missouri State Medical Association at its annual convention.
- a large meeting of people with a common interest, as in a particular recreational activity:
The site is a fan's resource for finding upcoming comic, gaming, and sci-fi conventions throughout the world.
- U.S. Politics. a representative party assembly to nominate candidates and adopt platforms and party rules.
- a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom:
In Social Studies, the second graders learned the convention of showing north at the top of a map.
- general agreement or consent; accepted usage, especially as a standard of procedure:
Certain uses of the comma have become established by convention.
- accepted practice that has become removed from naturally occurring behavior; conventionalism:
As young, second-career farmers, they're not bound by convention, and their land isn't a traditional farm.
- a standard or customary device, structure, premise, style, etc., used in literature, music, or the arts:
Big eyes and small mouths are among the most noticeable artistic conventions of anime.
Le Guin’s novelette turned science fiction conventions on their head by making humans the invaders.
- an agreement, compact, or contract, such as an international agreement dealing with postal service or copyright.
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- Bridge. any of a variety of established systems or methods of bidding or playing that allows partners to convey certain information about their hands.
convention
/ əˈɛʃə /
noun
- a large formal assembly of a group with common interests, such as a political party or trade union
- the persons attending such an assembly
- politics an assembly of delegates of one party to select candidates for office
- diplomacy an international agreement second only to a treaty in formality
a telecommunications convention
- any agreement, compact, or contract
- the most widely accepted or established view of what is thought to be proper behaviour, good taste, etc
- an accepted rule, usage, etc
a convention used by printers
- Also calledconventional bridge a bid or play not to be taken at its face value, which one's partner can interpret according to a prearranged bidding system
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Surely club and country will benefit for many years to come if his instinct continues to be facilitated and not restricted by the conventions of modern-day kick-heavy game plans driven by data.
With all of that in the air, Hollywood studios projected confidence in their lineups for 2025 and beyond at the CinemaCon trade convention this week in Las Vegas.
The union, Unite Here Local 11, filed a complaint with the California labor commissioner’s office Thursday alleging that 1Fifty1 Inc., based in Costa Mesa, paid convention workers under the table with cash in envelopes.
The Oscar-winning director was joined by the four actors for the announcement at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas on Monday.
The veteran executive, who’s now 92, recalls flying the band to London — “even though it was costly,” he says — to perform for Columbia’s marketing, sales and promotion staff during the label’s annual convention.
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