Convention Synonyms and Antonyms

kən-vĕnshən
An occasion at which members or delegates assemble
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. assembly
  2. convocation
  3. conference
  4. meeting
  5. congress
Those assembled at a convention, sense 1
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. delegates
  2. representatives
  3. members
  4. conventioneers
A formal, usually written settlement between nations
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. accord
  2. agreement
  3. concord
  4. pact
  5. treaty
An accepted way of doing something
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. form

Words Related to Convention

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Convention Sentence Examples

  • When the convention met and the balloting began, the contest along these factional lines started in earnest.

  • He resigned his seat in the Convention on the 20th of January.

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

  • In accordance with the understanding arrived at, the various Australasian parliaments appointed delegates to attend a national convention to be held in Sydney, and on the 2nd March 1891 the convention held its first meeting.

  • New England's discontent culminated in the Hartford Convention (Dec. 1814), in which Massachusetts men predominated.

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