convention

Noun
  1. A large formal assembly (synset 108326016)
    "political convention"
    is a type of: group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering
    subtypes: constitutional convention - the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
  2. Something regarded as a normative example (synset 105675457)
    "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
    is a type of: practice - knowledge of how something is usually done
    subtypes:
    • mores - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
    • code of behavior, code of conduct - a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
    • universal - a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings
    same as: formula, normal, pattern, rule
  3. (diplomacy) an international agreement (synset 106787117)
    referred to in: diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations - negotiation between nations
    is a type of: accord, pact, treaty - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
    specific instances:
    • chemical weapons convention - a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons
    • geneva convention - an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime
  4. Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional (synset 104808781)
    tells us about:
    is a type of: orthodoxy - the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
    subtypes: conformity, ossification - hardened conventionality
    same as: conventionalism, conventionality
  5. The act of convening (synset 101234384)
    is a type of: assemblage, assembly, gathering - the social act of assembling
    same as: convening

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