• Czech: sjezd
• Finnish: kokoontuminen
• German: Versammlung
• Hebrew: כנס (kenes)
• Russian: съезд (sjezd) , собрание (sobránije) , конвент (konv'ént) hist.

• Finnish: käytäntö, konventio
• German: Konvention
• Hebrew: אמנה (amana) (a protocol of international agreement); מוסכמה (muskama) (a preferred method of accomplishing a task)
• Russian: конвенция (konv'éncija) , договор (dogovór) , соглашение (soglašénije)

• ttbc Dutch: conventie
• ttbc French: convention
• ttbc Ukrainian: конвенція

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
• SAMPA: /kO~.vA~.sjO~/

Noun

convention

1. Political meeting:

   La convention sur l'avenir de l'Europe.

1. standardisation choice:

   Par convention, le courant va du plus vers le moins.

• Convention parliament: three English Parliaments, of 1399, 1660 and 1689: "A parliament which does not derive its authority or legitimacy from an existing or previously enacted parliamentary action or process".
  • National Convention, of the French Revolution
• Convention (meeting), a large meeting
  • Anime convention , an event based on anime, manga and Japanese culture
  • Convention center, a large building specifically designed for large meetings
  • Fan convention
  • Furry convention
  • Gaming convention
  • Political convention
  • Constitutional convention
  • Science fiction convention
  • Tattoo convention
• Convention (norm), a set of agreed, stipulated or generally accepted social norms, norms, standards or criteria
  • Norm (sociology), a rule that is socially enforced
  • Norm (philosophy), a sort of sentences or sentence meanings
• Treaty, treaties, international agreements, protocols, covenants, conventions, etc.
• Convention (bridge), in the game of contract bridge
• The Conventioneers
• Convention (novel), by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II.
• "The Convention", an episode of the television series The Office.
• Jehovah's Witnesses Convention

See also

• Conference (disambiguation)

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