national convention

noun

: a convention of a political party usually composed of delegates chosen by state primaries or conventions and meeting primarily to nominate candidates for president and vice-president and to adopt a platform

the supreme organ of the national party is still the national convention

—F. A. Ogg & P. O. Ray

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