1. Something regarded as a normative example
   "the convention of not naming the main character";
   - normal, pattern, rule, formula
    
2. Orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
   "Her strict adherence to convention sometimes made her seem old-fashioned";
   - conventionality, conventionalism
    
3. A large formal assembly
   "political convention"
    
4. The act of convening
   "The convention of Parliament was scheduled for next month";
   - convening
    
5. (diplomacy) an international agreement
   "The Geneva Convention established standards for the treatment of prisoners of war"

Derived forms: conventions

See also: conventional, unconventional

Type of: accord, assemblage, assembly, gathering, group meeting, meeting, orthodoxy, pact, practice, treaty

Encyclopedia: Convention