Main entry: convening, convention
Definition: the act of convening
Main entry: convention, conventionalism, conventionality
Definition: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Main entry: convention, formula, pattern, normal, rule
Definition: something regarded as a normative example
Usage: the convention of not naming the main character; violence is the rule not the exception; his formula for impressing visitors
Main entry: convention
Definition: (diplomacy) an international agreement
Main entry: convention
Definition: a large formal assembly
Usage: political convention