convention meaning and definition

CONVENTION noun

Definition of convention (noun)

1. a large formal assembly
   • "political convention"
2. something regarded as a normative example
   • "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
   • synonyms: formula, normal, pattern, rule
3. (diplomacy) an international agreement
4. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
   • synonyms: conventionalism, conventionality
   • antonym: unconventionality
5. the act of convening
   • synonyms: convening