Convention
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- Convention (meeting) A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom. Trade conventions typically focus on a particular industry or industry segment, and feature keynote, a large gathering of people who share a common interest
- Political convention In the United States, a political convention usually refers to a presidential nominating convention, but it can also refer to state, county, or congressional district nominating conventions. In Canada, a political convention held to choose a party leader is often known as a leadership convention. The new leader of a party may then become prime, a formal gathering of people for political purposes
- Global meeting, example of an event or gathering about a particular subject/topic
- Fan convention A fan convention, or con , is an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and each other. Some also incorporate commercial, a gathering of fans of a particular media property or genre
- Convention Parliament (England), an English parliament which sits without royal consent
- National Convention During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the constitutional and legislative assembly which sat from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795 . It held executive power in France during the first years of the French First Republic. It was succeeded by the Directory, commencing 2 November 1795. Prominent, a French government assembly during the French Revolution
- Convention on the Future of Europe The Convention on the Future of Europe , was a body established by the European Council in December 2001 as a result of the Laeken Declaration. Its purpose was to produce a draft constitution for the European Union for the Council to finalise and adopt. The Convention finished its work in July 2003 with their Draft Treaty establishing a, a body established to draft a constitution for the European Union for the Council to finalise and adopt
- Convention of Estates of Scotland The Convention of Estates of Scotland was a sister institution to the Scottish Parliament which sat from the early sixteenth century. Initially it was only attended by the clergy and nobles, but the burgh commissioners were later added. Like its predecessor General Council it played an important role in political and legislative affairs in a 17th Century Scottish institurion
- Treaty A treaty is an agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations. A treaty may also be known as: agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, exchange of letters, etc. Regardless of the terminology, all of these international agreements under international law are, an agreement in international law
- European Convention on Human Rights The European Convention on Human Rights (long title: Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international treaty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe. Drafted in 1950 by the then newly formed Council of Europe, the convention entered into force on 3 September 1953. All Council of Europe, one of the most notable International human rights instruments International human rights instruments can be classified into two categories: declarations, adopted by bodies such as the United Nations General Assembly, which are not legally binding although they may be politically so; and conventions, which are legally binding instruments concluded under international law. International treaties can, over time,
- Convention (norm) A convention is a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted standards, norms, social norms or criteria, often taking the form of a custom, a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct
- Bridge convention Bridge conventions are systems of calls that have a specific meaning during an auction in the game of bridge. The calls in a convention may be "natural" or "artificial" (not showing the named suit), a term in the game of bridge
- "The Convention" (The Office episode) "The Convention" is the second episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office, and the show's thirtieth episode overall. Written by the writing team of Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, and directed by Ken Whittingham, the episode originally aired in the United States on September 28, 2006 on the
- Convention (Malcolm in the Middle episode) The following is an episode list for the FOX television series Malcolm in the Middle. The show ran for seven seasons from 2000 to 2006
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