# convention

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-VEN-shuhn" /kənˈvɛn.ʃən/

## Noun

1. A gathering or assembly of people who come together in one place.
   - Simple: A meeting where a group of people come together in one place.
   - _The annual teachers' convention drew educators from across the state._
   - _Delegates mingled in the lobby before the convention began._
2. A practice or procedure widely followed within a group, especially one that helps people interact smoothly; a custom.
   - Simple: A way of doing something that most people in a group accept and follow.
   - _Polite conversation follows certain conventions that vary from culture to culture._
   - _It became a convention among the staff to share lunch on Fridays._
3. A formal assembly of delegates who have been given authority to decide or act on behalf of those they represent.
   - Simple: A formal meeting where chosen representatives gather to make decisions.
   - _The constitutional convention spent months debating each clause._
   - _Each state sent delegates to the national convention._
4. A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact established between parties.
   - Simple: A formal agreement between people, groups, or countries.
   - _The guilds entered into a convention regulating prices and wages._
   - _A convention between the rival firms set common standards for the industry._
5. A treaty between states, or an addition or supplement to an existing treaty.
   - Simple: A treaty between countries, or an addition to one.
   - _The Geneva Convention sets out rules for the conduct of war._
   - _Dozens of states ratified the climate convention last year._
6. The act of bringing together or summoning people for a formal meeting.
   - Simple: The act of calling people together for a formal meeting.
   - _The convention of the assembly required a formal summons from the chair._
   - _Delays in the convention of the committee postponed the vote._

## Origin

Recorded since about 1440, it was borrowed from Middle French 'convention', from Latin 'conventiō' ("meeting, assembling; agreement"), which came from 'conveniō' ("to come or gather together"), formed from 'con-' ("together") plus 'veniō' ("come").

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