Convention synonyms | Best 74 synonyms for convention

gathering (related)

The definition of a gathering is a meeting.

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organization (related)

(Baseball) A major league club and all its farm teams.

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agreement

(Uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.

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meeting

A gathering of people/parties for a purpose.

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custom (related)

(Law) Such usage as by common consent and long-established, uniform practice has taken on the force of law

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politics (related)

(Countable) The profession of conducting political affairs.

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representatives

Plural form of representative

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members

Plural form of member

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conventioneers

Plural form of conventioneer

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practice

A habitual or customary action or way of doing something:

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habit

A tendency to perform a certain action or behave in a certain way; usual way of doing something

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protocol

(Medicine) The set of instructions allowing a licensed medical professional to start, modify, or stop a medical or patient care order. [from 20th c.]

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canon

A law or body of laws of a church

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code

(Programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.

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precept

A rule or direction, as in technical matters

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rule

A statute or regulation governing the court process:

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caucus

A closed meeting of party members within a legislative body to decide on questions of policy or leadership.

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congress

The act of coming together or meeting.

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contract

Marriage as a formal agreement; betrothal.

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conventionality

The quality, fact, or condition of being conventional

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council

(--- Brit.) The administrative body of a county, town, city, district, etc.

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diet

A formal general assembly of the princes or estates of the Holy Roman Empire.

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etiquette

Etiquette is defined as the formal manners and rules that are followed in social or professional settings.

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synod

(--- R.C.Ch.) A regional or international meeting of bishops; also, a meeting of diocesan priests, the diocesan bishop presiding

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tradition

A historical line of conventions, principles, or attitudes characteristic of a school, social group, movement, etc.

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treaty

(International law) A binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations.

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usage

Long-continued or established practice; habitual or customary use or way of acting; custom; habit

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disagreement (antonym)

A disparity; an inconsistency.

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discord (antonym)

Discord is defined as lack of agreement or lack of harmony.

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strangeness (antonym)

The property of containing a strange quark or antiquark. Strangeness is expressed in terms of an integer quantum number, −1 for each strange quark and +1 for each strange antiquark. Hadrons that possess strangeness are called strange . The total strangeness of a quantum system is unchanged by decay processes involving the strong or electromagnetic forces; however, decay through the weak force can change the total strangeness of the system.

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assemblage

In art, an assemblage is the creation of sculpture through collection and unification of a variety of items that bear no relation, or the piece of art that is created as a result of this process.

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body

An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]

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company

A group associated for some purpose, as to form a commercial or industrial firm

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conclave

(R.C.Ch.) The private meeting of the cardinals to elect a pope

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congregation

A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.

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convocation

A group of people convoked, especially the members of a college or university community who are assembled for a ceremony.

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crowd

A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.

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group

(Chemistry) A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.

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muster

A gathering or collection:

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troop

A group or company of people, animals, or things.

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get-together

(Informal) A meeting or gathering; a party or social function.

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bond

(Commerce) An agreement by an agency holding taxable or dutiable goods that taxes or duties on them will be paid before they are sold

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compact

A compact automobile

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covenant

A suit for damages for violation of such a contract

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pact

A formal agreement, such as one between nations; a treaty.

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international law (related)

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bill of rights (related)

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statute (related)

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directive (related)

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UNIDROIT (related)

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committee (related)

A person or group of people who are members of a larger body or organization and are appointed or elected by the body or organization to consider, investigate, or make recommendations concerning a particular subject or to carry out some other duty delegated to it by the body or organization on an ad hoc or permanent basis.

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