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Convention synonyms
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assembly
(Computing) Short for assembly language
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  1. (Computing) Short for assembly language
  2. The act of putting together such set of pieces.
  3. (Computers) An assembly language.
convocation
A clerical assembly of the Anglican Church similar to a synod but assembling only when called.
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  1. A clerical assembly of the Anglican Church similar to a synod but assembling only when called.
  2. The district represented at such an assembly.
  3. A group that has been convoked; esp., an ecclesiastical or academic assembly
meeting
The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.
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  1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.
  2. An assembly or place of assembly for worship, esp. of Friends, or Quakers
  3. An assembly; a gathering to discuss or decide matters
conference
A meeting of committees from both branches of a legislature to reconcile the differences between bills passed by both branches
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  1. A meeting of committees from both branches of a legislature to reconcile the differences between bills passed by both branches
  2. An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches.
  3. A meeting for consultation or discussion.
delegates
Plural form of delegate
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  1. Plural form of delegate
representatives
Plural form of representative
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  1. Plural form of representative
members
Plural form of member
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  1. Plural form of member
conventioneers
Plural form of conventioneer
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  1. Plural form of conventioneer
practice
The act or process of doing something; performance or action:
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  1. The act or process of doing something; performance or action:
  2. The business of a professional person:
  3. A session of preparation or performance undertaken to acquire or polish a skill:
habit
Characteristic appearance, form, or manner of growth, especially of a plant or crystal:
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  1. Characteristic appearance, form, or manner of growth, especially of a plant or crystal:
  2. A thing done often and hence, usually, done easily; practice; custom
  3. A distinctive set of clothing or style of dressing, especially of a religious order.
fashion
Something, such as a garment, that is in the current mode:
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  1. Something, such as a garment, that is in the current mode:
  2. The prevailing style or custom, as in dress or behavior:
  3. Shape or form; configuration:
protocol
(Computers) A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between computers.
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  1. (Computers) A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between computers.
  2. A set of standardized procedures for transmitting or storing data, especially those used in regulating data transmission between computers or peripherals.
  3. In science and medicine, a formal set of rules and procedures to be followed during a particular research experiment, course of treatment, etc.
canon
An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council.
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  1. An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council.
  2. A member of a clerical group living according to a canon, or rule
  3. A secular law, rule, or code of law.
code
The instructions in a computer program. Instructions written by a programmer in a programming language are often called source code . Instructions that have been converted into machine language that the computer understands are called machine code or executable code .
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  1. The instructions in a computer program. Instructions written by a programmer in a programming language are often called source code . Instructions that have been converted into machine language that the computer understands are called machine code or executable code .
  2. (Genetics) The genetic code.
  3. A systematic collection of regulations or rules of procedure or conduct:
precept
A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct.
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  1. A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct.
  2. A rule or direction, as in technical matters
  3. A rule of moral conduct; maxim
rule
A complete set or code of regulations in a religious order
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  1. A complete set or code of regulations in a religious order
  2. An established or prescribed standard for action; an authoritative principal; the general norm for conduct in a specific kind of situation; a principle, standard, or regulation that governs the internal workings of a court or an agency. An established or prescribed standard for action; an authoritative principal; the general norm for conduct in a specific kind of situation; a principle, standard, or regulation that governs the internal workings of a court or an agency.
  3. A statute or regulation governing the court process:
assembly
(Computing) Short for assembly language
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  1. (Computing) Short for assembly language
  2. The act of putting together such set of pieces.
  3. (Computers) An assembly language.
conference
An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches.
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  1. An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches.
  2. A meeting of committees from both branches of a legislature to reconcile the differences between bills passed by both branches
  3. A meeting for consultation or discussion.
congress
The two-year session of this legislature between elections of the House of Representatives.
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  1. The two-year session of this legislature between elections of the House of Representatives.
  2. A session of this legislature
  3. A formal assembly, conference, or meeting of delegates or representatives. A formal assembly, conference, or meeting of delegates or representatives. To meet at a congress. The legislature of various countries.
convocation
A clerical assembly of the Anglican Church similar to a synod but assembling only when called.
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  1. A clerical assembly of the Anglican Church similar to a synod but assembling only when called.
  2. The district represented at such an assembly.
  3. A group that has been convoked; esp., an ecclesiastical or academic assembly
meeting
The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.
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  1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.
  2. An assembly or place of assembly for worship, esp. of Friends, or Quakers
  3. An assembly; a gathering to discuss or decide matters
assemblage
A collection of artifacts from a single datable component of an archaeological site. Depending on the site and culture, an assemblage may be associated with a single limited activity, as with stone tools found at a butchering site, or may reflect a broad range of cultural life, as with artifacts that are found in a communal living site.
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  1. A collection of artifacts from a single datable component of an archaeological site. Depending on the site and culture, an assemblage may be associated with a single limited activity, as with stone tools found at a butchering site, or may reflect a broad range of cultural life, as with artifacts that are found in a communal living site.
  2. A form of art involving the assembly and arrangement of unrelated objects, parts, and materials in a kind of sculptured collage
  3. A group of persons or things gathered together; assembly
assembly
A group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose.
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  1. A group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose.
  2. The act of putting together such set of pieces.
  3. A legislative body
body
The physical aspect of a person as opposed to the spirit; the flesh.
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  1. The physical aspect of a person as opposed to the spirit; the flesh.
  2. A group of individuals regarded as an entity; a corporation.
  3. A number of persons, concepts, or things regarded as a group:
company
(Mil.) A body of troops; specif., the lowest administrative unit, as of infantry, normally composed of two or more platoons and a headquarters
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  1. (Mil.) A body of troops; specif., the lowest administrative unit, as of infantry, normally composed of two or more platoons and a headquarters
  2. A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise. A group of individuals, such as an association, corporation, partnership, or union, associated for the purpose of carrying out, maintaining, or performing a commercial or industrial enterprise.
  3. A group of persons:
conclave
Any private or secret meeting
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  1. Any private or secret meeting
  2. A secret or confidential meeting.
  3. A meeting of family members or associates.
conference
The act of conversing or consulting on a serious matter
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  1. The act of conversing or consulting on a serious matter
  2. A national or district governing body of the Methodist Church
  3. An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches.
congregation
A body of assembled people or things; a gathering.
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  1. A body of assembled people or things; a gathering.
  2. A division of an order, made up of a group of monasteries
  3. (Bible) The whole body or assembly of Israelites
congress
A single meeting, as of a political party or other group.
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  1. A single meeting, as of a political party or other group.
  2. The body of Senators and Representatives during any of the two-year terms of Representatives
  3. The national legislative body of a nation, especially a republic.
convocation
The district represented at such an assembly.
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  1. The district represented at such an assembly.
  2. A group of people convoked, especially the members of a college or university community who are assembled for a ceremony.
  3. A group that has been convoked; esp., an ecclesiastical or academic assembly
crowd
A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:
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  1. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation:
  2. A group of people attending a public function; an audience:
  3. A large number of things positioned or considered together.
gathering
A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
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  1. A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
  2. An assembly of persons; a meeting.
  3. (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
group
(Chemistry) Two or more atoms that are bound together and act as a unit in a number of chemical compounds, such as a hydroxyl (OH) group.
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  1. (Chemistry) Two or more atoms that are bound together and act as a unit in a number of chemical compounds, such as a hydroxyl (OH) group.
  2. (Mathematics) A set, together with a binary associative operation, such that the set is closed under the operation, the set contains an identity element for the operation, and each element of the set has an inverse element with respect to the operation. The integers form a group under the operation of ordinary addition.
  3. A number of individuals or things considered or classed together because of similarities:
meeting
A series of horse or dog races held during a period of days at a certain track
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  1. A series of horse or dog races held during a period of days at a certain track
  2. An encounter between people, even accidental.
  3. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.
muster
The roll, or list, of persons in a military or naval unit
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  1. The roll, or list, of persons in a military or naval unit
  2. A gathering or collection:
  3. A gathering, especially of troops, for service, inspection, review, or roll call.
troop
An armored cavalry unit that corresponds to a company of infantry
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  1. An armored cavalry unit that corresponds to a company of infantry
  2. A group of soldiers.
  3. A body of soldiers
get-together
An informal social gathering or meeting
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  1. An informal social gathering or meeting
  2. (Informal) A meeting or gathering; a party or social function.
  3. A meeting.
agreement
(Law) A properly executed and legally binding contract.
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  1. (Law) A properly executed and legally binding contract.
  2. An arrangement between parties, usually resulting from a discussion, regarding a course of action.
  3. A contract
bond
A duty or obligation imposed by a contract, promise, etc.
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  1. A duty or obligation imposed by a contract, promise, etc.
  2. (Finance) An interest-bearing certificate issued by a government or business, promising to pay the holder a specified sum on a specified date: it is a common means of raising capital funds
  3. A binding agreement; a covenant.
compact
A small cosmetic case, usually containing face powder and mirror
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  1. A small cosmetic case, usually containing face powder and mirror
  2. A compact automobile
  3. An agreement or a covenant.
contract
Any legally binding agreement voluntarily entered into by two or more parties that places an obligation on each party to do or not do something for one or more of the other parties and that gives each party the right to demand the performance of whatever is promised to them by the other parties. To be valid, all parties must be legally competent to enter a contract, neither the objective nor any of the obligations or promised performances may be illegal, mutuality of the agreement and of its obligations must exist, and there must be consideration. See also acceptance, offer, privity, tender, breach of contract, and bargain. Any legally binding agreement voluntarily entered into by two or more parties that places an obligation on each party to do or not do something for one or more of the other parties and that gives each party the right to demand the performance of whatever is promised to them by the other parties. To be valid, all parties must be legally competent to enter a contract, neither the objective nor any of the obligations or promised performances may be illegal, mutuality of the agreement and of its obligations must exist, and there must be consideration. See also acceptance, offer, privity, tender, breach of contract, and bargain. To enter into or settle by a contract or to make a legally binding promise. The document containing the terms of a contract.
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  1. Any legally binding agreement voluntarily entered into by two or more parties that places an obligation on each party to do or not do something for one or more of the other parties and that gives each party the right to demand the performance of whatever is promised to them by the other parties. To be valid, all parties must be legally competent to enter a contract, neither the objective nor any of the obligations or promised performances may be illegal, mutuality of the agreement and of its obligations must exist, and there must be consideration. See also acceptance, offer, privity, tender, breach of contract, and bargain. Any legally binding agreement voluntarily entered into by two or more parties that places an obligation on each party to do or not do something for one or more of the other parties and that gives each party the right to demand the performance of whatever is promised to them by the other parties. To be valid, all parties must be legally competent to enter a contract, neither the objective nor any of the obligations or promised performances may be illegal, mutuality of the agreement and of its obligations must exist, and there must be consideration. See also acceptance, offer, privity, tender, breach of contract, and bargain. To enter into or settle by a contract or to make a legally binding promise. The document containing the terms of a contract.
  2. A document containing the terms of a contract
  3. The writing or document containing such an agreement.
covenant
An implied promise that is incidental to a contract or deed.
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  1. An implied promise that is incidental to a contract or deed.
  2. A contract.
  3. A binding agreement; a compact.
pact
An arrangement between people; a compact.
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  1. An arrangement between people; a compact.
  2. A formal agreement, such as one between nations; a treaty.
  3. An agreement between persons, groups, or nations; compact; covenant
accord
Agreement; harmony:
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  1. Agreement; harmony:
  2. An informal agreement, as between countries
  3. Mutual agreement; harmony
agreement
(Law) A properly executed and legally binding contract.
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  1. (Law) A properly executed and legally binding contract.
  2. Harmony of opinion; accord:
  3. A contract
concord
Harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord.
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  1. Harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord.
  2. (Gram.) agreement
  3. A treaty establishing this
pact
An arrangement between people; a compact.
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  1. An arrangement between people; a compact.
  2. A formal agreement, such as one between nations; a treaty.
  3. An agreement between persons, groups, or nations; compact; covenant
treaty
A formal agreement between two or more nations, relating to peace, alliance, trade, etc.
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  1. A formal agreement between two or more nations, relating to peace, alliance, trade, etc.
  2. (Archaic) Negotiation for the purpose of reaching an agreement.
  3. (Obsolete) A contract or agreement.
form
The way in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself:
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  1. The way in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself:
  2. A pattern of behavior or performance:
  3. (Linguis.) linguistic form
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  • When the convention met and the balloting began, the contest along these factional lines started in earnest.

  • The convention of Sutri of 1 i i i between Pope Paschal II.

  • A convention was signed in 1849, which secured the free navigation of the Parana and the independence of the Banda Oriental.

  • The Convention was reconvened on the 12th of February 1863, and the demand of Congress was met.

  • In the course of the proceedings it was announced that Queensland desired to come within the proposed union; and in view of this development, and in order to give further opportunity for the consideration of the bill, the convention again adjourned.

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