Convention

/kənvˈɛnʃən/

/kənˈvɛnʃən/

Convention

a formal agreement between countries

behavior and actions that most members of a society expect and consider appropriate

synonyms : formula

a large formal assembly

the act of convening

synonyms : convening

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

Examples

1. Clinton also had two personal strikes against him as he went into the home stretch toward the July Democratic convention.

2. After attending a gaming convention, she got the bug and now spends all her weekends playing video games.

3. KISS convention.

4. Like Dalí's art, his home defies convention.