convention synonyms

convention

n.

  1. An occasion at which members or delegates assemble

    assembly, convocation, meeting, conference; see gathering.

  2. Those assembled at a convention, sense 1

    delegates, representatives, members, conventioneers; see committee, organization 3.

  3. Custom

    practice, habit, fashion, protocol; see custom 1, 2.

  4. An established mode of procedure

    canon, code, precept, rule; see custom 2, law 2, 3.

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