1. (

• convention

) a large formal assembly; "political convention" ;

2. (

• convention ,
• normal ,
• pattern ,
• rule ,
• formula

) 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" ;

3. (

• convention

) (diplomacy) an international agreement ;

4. (

• conventionality ,
• convention ,
• conventionalism

) orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional ;

5. (

• convention ,
• convening

) the act of convening ;