Entry Word: convention

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose <attended a convention of mathematicians in California> — see meeting 1
2 a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples <an international convention banning the spread of nuclear weapons> — see treaty
3 an arrangement about action to be taken <the Geneva Convention details treatment of prisoners of war> — see agreement 2
4 an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing <the bride decided to follow convention and to have her father give her away> — see tradition 1