1. • noun - a large formal assembly
   • noun - something regarded as a normative example
   • noun - (diplomacy) an international agreement
   • noun - orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
   • noun - the act of convening
2. • A formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates, as of a political party, fraternal society, profession, or industry.
   • The body of persons attending such an assembly: called the convention to order.
   • 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.
   • General agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes: By convention, north is at the top of most maps.
   • A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom: the convention of shaking hands.
   • A widely used and accepted device or technique, as in drama, literature, or painting: the theatrical convention of the aside.

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