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as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
attended a convention of mathematicians in California
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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
an international convention banning the spread of nuclear weapons
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
the Geneva Convention details proper treatment of prisoners of war
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as in tradition
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the bride decided to follow convention and to have her father give her away
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Recent Examples of convention
In July 2024, Trump addressed crypto’s largest convention and has since appointed Howard Lutnick, who supports the cryptocurrency company Tether, to run the US Commerce Department.
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Lex Harvey, Auzinea Bacon and Matt Egan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Thomas cited the department’s experience at Democratic and Republican national conventions.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2025
The numerical title is also a departure from the norm for Nintendo, who have generally opted for more unique naming conventions for fresh hardware like the Super Nintendo, GameCube, and Wii.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
That's now official, which means Nintendo avoids previous systems' confusing naming conventions like the Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lex Harvey, Auzinea Bacon and Matt Egan, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Thomas cited the department’s experience at Democratic and Republican national conventions.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2025
The numerical title is also a departure from the norm for Nintendo, who have generally opted for more unique naming conventions for fresh hardware like the Super Nintendo, GameCube, and Wii.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
That's now official, which means Nintendo avoids previous systems' confusing naming conventions like the Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025
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Amid Frederiksen’s emergency meeting with business leaders, her foreign minister’s emergency meeting with party leaders, and an additional emergency meeting of the foreign-affairs committee in Parliament, everything, all of a sudden, was in complete flux.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
18 Jan. 2025
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While several of those teams were granted in-person meetings, only three organizations made the short list.—
Chantz Martin,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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The United States never signed the treaty, but in 2022 the Biden administration prohibited the use of antipersonnel land mines outside the Korean Peninsula.—
Sarah Yager,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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However, Greenland is part of Denmark, a NATO member, which could therefore trigger Article 4 of NATO's founding treaty.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Trump also signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile Hezbollah's constant attacks against Israel following the October 7 Hamas invasion caused Israel to consider terminating the agreements, but for all practical purposes that belligerence mainly brought resource development to a standstill.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Recognizing that, owners Steve and Alex Cohen have decided to break with unspoken tradition and retire the numbers of players who aren’t in the Baseball Hall of Fame.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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In keeping with presidential tradition, St. John's Church, located across from the White House will host the service.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The result was the creation of the International Association of Cooking Schools (IACP) in 1978, a model for the gathering and exchanging of ideas and information, and a source of support, now going strong in its 43rd year.—
Cynthia Graubart,
Bon Appétit,
24 Jan. 2025
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Identify conferences or gatherings where your ideal clients or collaborators are likely to be.—
Amanda Miller Littlejohn,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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With longstanding divisions apparent among ministers, Israel delayed meetings expected on Thursday when the cabinet was expected to vote on the pact, blaming Hamas for the hold-up.—
Andrew Mills,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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The first Trump administration was able to get Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to sign those pacts, though the policy was implemented only in Guatemala, albeit fleetingly.—
Maria Abi-Habib,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The new rules aim to close loopholes that would allow countries like China and Russia — which are already subject to existing semiconductor trade restrictions — to obtain or develop their own AI technology.—
Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
13 Jan. 2025
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However, his backers in Silicon Valley could also see the rules as an undue burden on their ability to export products.—
AFP,
Fortune Asia,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Convention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convention. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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