Convention
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- n.大会, 协定, 习俗, 惯例
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin convention-, conventio, from convenire
- Date: 15th century
- 1.
- a. agreement, contract
- b. an agreement between states for regulation of matters affecting all of them
- c. a compact between opposing commanders especially concerning prisoner exchange or armistice
- d. a general agreement about basic principles or procedures; also a principle or procedure accepted as true or correct by convention
- 2.
- a. the summoning or convening of an assembly
- b. an assembly of persons met for a common purpose; especially a meeting of the delegates of a political party for the purpose of formulating a platform and selecting candidates for office
- c. the usually state or national organization of a religious denomination
- 3.
- a. usage or custom especially in social matters
- b. a rule of conduct or behavior
- c. a practice in bidding or playing that conveys information between partners in a card game (as bridge)
- d. an established technique, practice, or device (as in literature or the theater)
