convention

English Thesaurus

1. the act of convening (noun.act)

hypernym	:	assemblage, assembly, gathering,
definition	:	the social act of assembling (noun.act)

2. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	orthodoxy,
definition	:	the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	conformity, ossification,
definition	:	hardened conventionality (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	conventional,
definition	:	following accepted customs and proprieties (adj.all)

attribute	:	unconventional,
definition	:	not conforming to accepted rules or standards (adj.all)

3. something regarded as a normative example (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	practice,
definition	:	knowledge of how something is usually done (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	mores,
definition	:	(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	code of behavior, code of conduct,
definition	:	a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	universal,
definition	:	a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings (noun.cognition)

4. (diplomacy) an international agreement (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	accord, pact, treaty,
definition	:	a written agreement between two states or sovereigns (noun.communication)

instance hyponym	:	chemical weapons convention,
definition	:	a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons (noun.communication)

instance hyponym	:	geneva convention,
definition	:	an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime (noun.communication)

domain category	:	diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations,
definition	:	negotiation between nations (noun.communication)

5. a large formal assembly (noun.group)

hypernym	:	group meeting, meeting,
definition	:	a formally arranged gathering (noun.group)

hyponym	:	constitutional convention,
definition	:	the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 (noun.group)

6. the act of convening (noun.act)

derivation	:	convene, convoke,
definition	:	call together (verb.communication)

derivation	:	convene,
definition	:	meet formally (verb.motion)

7. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	unconventionality,
definition	:	unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	conventional, established,
definition	:	conforming with accepted standards (adj.all)

8. something regarded as a normative example (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	formularise, formularize,
definition	:	express as a formula (verb.communication)

9. a large formal assembly (noun.group)

derivation	:	conventioneer,
definition	:	someone who attends a convention (noun.person)

10. the act of convening (noun.act)

derivation	:	convene, convoke,
definition	:	call together (verb.communication)

derivation	:	convene,
definition	:	meet formally (verb.motion)

11. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	unconventionality,
definition	:	unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	conventional, established,
definition	:	conforming with accepted standards (adj.all)

12. something regarded as a normative example (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	formularise, formularize,
definition	:	express as a formula (verb.communication)

13. a large formal assembly (noun.group)

derivation	:	conventioneer,
definition	:	someone who attends a convention (noun.person)