Definition of "convention" []

• A formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates, as of a political party, fraternal society, profession, or industry. (noun)
• The body of persons attending such an assembly: called the convention to order. (noun)
• An agreement between states, sides, or military forces, especially an international agreement dealing with a specific subject, such as the treatment of prisoners of war. (noun)
• General agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes: By convention, north is at the top of most maps. (noun)
• A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom: the convention of shaking hands. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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• "The lack of imaginative power to break away from convention, _their convention_, is a serious defect in their character."
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