Noun

Singular convention

Plural conventions

convention (plural conventions)

1. A meeting or gathering.

   The convention was held in Geneva.

2. A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates

   The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution

3. The convening of a formal meeting
4. A formal agreement, contract or pact
5. (international law) A treaty or supplement to such.

   The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations

6. A generally accepted principle, method or behaviour.

   Table seatings are generally determined by tacit convention, not binding formal protocol

   The convention of driving on the right is reinforced by law.

Derived terms

• by convention
• conventional, conventionally
• conventionalize
• conventioneer
• convention centre, convention center
• naming convention
• pictorial convention
• trade convention

Related terms

• convener
• convent
• convenient
• conventicle

Convention may refer to:

• Convention (meeting), a large gathering of people who share a common interest
  • Political convention, a formal gathering of people for political purposes
  • Fan convention, a gathering of fans of a particular media property or genre
  • Convention Parliament, a type of British parliament
  • National Convention, a French government assembly during the French Revolution
  • Convention on the Future of Europe, a body established to draft a constitution for the European Union for the Council to finalise and adopt
• Treaty, an agreement in international law
  • European Convention on Human Rights, one of the most notable International human rights instruments
• Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct

• Convention (arts), an aspect of a work that derives from its genre or the artistic tradition rather than the originality of the individual artist

• Bridge convention, a term in the game of bridge
• "The Convention" (The Office episode)
• Convention (Malcolm in the Middle episode)
• Washroom Convention producing feces on the wall is an improper washroom convention