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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
attended a convention of mathematicians in California
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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
an international convention banning the spread of nuclear weapons
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
the Geneva Convention details proper treatment of prisoners of war
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as in tradition
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the bride decided to follow convention and to have her father give her away
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Recent Examples of convention
The last constitutional convention in Rhode Island was in 1986.
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
The characters in Scream are aware of the typical genre conventions of a horror film and try to purposefully fight against them — with some success.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
This month, the Salt Lake City Council approved an agreement that gives SEG the ability to tap up to $900 million in bonds to cover the cost of Delta Center renovations and funding toward a new sports, entertainment and convention district by the arena.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Ruben Fleischer, a regular director on Superstore, sets the St. Denis Medical visual template, which is mostly an extension of the mockumentary conventions from The Office and Parks and Recreation.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
The characters in Scream are aware of the typical genre conventions of a horror film and try to purposefully fight against them — with some success.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
This month, the Salt Lake City Council approved an agreement that gives SEG the ability to tap up to $900 million in bonds to cover the cost of Delta Center renovations and funding toward a new sports, entertainment and convention district by the arena.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Ruben Fleischer, a regular director on Superstore, sets the St. Denis Medical visual template, which is mostly an extension of the mockumentary conventions from The Office and Parks and Recreation.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convention
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At Tuesday’s meeting, Antioch’s Interim Police Chief Brian Addington said his department cannot solely rely on other agencies to provide the additional workforce needed.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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For recurring meetings, admins can rename the call and use the same link every day.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The two parcels of land for the new San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Reservation are located around Willow Springs, west of Tuba City, and the Northern Area, approximately 300 acres in Utah near Navajo Mountain, according to the treaty.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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The idea of the sovereign nation-state, however, is only a few centuries old, having emerged from treaties that are collectively known as the Peace of Westphalia in the mid-seventeenth century.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The company resolved the charge through the deferred prosecution agreement and the half-million dollar fine.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Polar Semiconductor was the first to finish negotiations and finalize its agreement.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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This process has strangled democracy not just in countries with longstanding democratic traditions but also in countries such as Bangladesh, Benin, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Serbia, and Tunisia, which had turned toward democracy in the post–Cold War era.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump, in what’s become a tradition for his campaign, held his final rally before Election Day in Grand Rapids, giving a nearly two-hour long speech to supporters at Van Andel Arena which ran past 2 a.m. Tuesday.Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Celebration turned into tragedy According to Talley, people were gathered in the parking lot for the school’s annual block party, which marks the final large gathering of homecoming weekend.Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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According to the Daily Mail, La Toya Jackson and Marlon Jackson were at the gathering, as well as two of Jermaine Jackson's children, Jaafar Jackson and Jermajesty Jackson.Jack Irvin, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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That was followed by Netflix reaching pacts with France’s broadcasting authorities that would see the U.S.-based streamer invest 20 percent of its annual revenue in France, in both TV series and movies, and separately with French cinema guilds to invest in French and European films.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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The change in the corporate suite comes just days after the group was among companies fined by French antitrust regulators over a price-fixing pact.Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
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Each dish will be a fascinating journey through the art of plating: a unique approach that redefines the rules of mise en place, both visually and gastronomically, from breakfast to aperitif.Benedetta Rossi, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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During this conversation, Domingo broke a major rule of the brotherhood.Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Convention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convention. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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