Definitions
1.NounA meeting or gathering."The convention was held in Geneva."
2.NounA formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates."The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution."
3.NounThe convening of a formal meeting.
4.NounA formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.
5.NounA treaty or supplement to such."The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations."
6.NounA practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom."Table seatings are generally determined by tacit convention, not binding formal protocol.; The convention of driving on the right is reinforced by law."