Convention - Definition
convention
n 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" [syn:
convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula]
3: (diplomacy) an international agreement
4: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn:
conventionality, convention, conventionalism] [ant:
unconventionality]
5: the act of convening [syn: convention, convening]