Thesaurus results for CONVENTIONS

conventions

noun

plural of convention

as in meetings

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 treaties

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 agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken the Geneva Convention details proper treatment of prisoners of war

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as in traditions

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 conventions Producer Fortes, founder of Fiascocrafts, also emphasizes the goal of shaking up conventions through a female lens. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026 There are inexcusable attacks on civilians — on hospitals and on a girls’ school in Minab, killing dozens of children — without regard to United Nations conventions and international law. —

Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 Romance between restless second son Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), the illegitimate daughter of an earl who comes to work as a maid for the Bridgerton family, bucked Regency-era societal conventions. —

Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026 There’s also an event center for hosting large groups — from family reunions and weddings to corporate retreats and business conventions. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026 News, and has hosted panels at the last three BravoCon conventions, appeared on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, and moderated discussions for the TLC Network. —

Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026 The filing period for Utah’s congressional candidates opens March 9, party caucus are scheduled for March 17, and state party conventions are to be held April 25. —

David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 Years before the Civil War, Black Americans claimed this citizenship at political conventions and in Black newspapers. —

Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 The building at 937 Phillips Lane will be home to livestock competitions, equine events, sports tournaments, trade shows and conventions. —

Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026

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Impala Platinum has opened formal talks with Zimbabwe’s central bank and lined up meetings with both the South African and Zimbabwean governments to press for clarity on Harare’s export-earnings policy, its CEO told Semafor, escalating a commercial cash-flow dispute into bilateral negotiations.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Instead, Yee is running a grassroots campaign, visiting nearly all 58 California counties and holding as many face-to-face meetings as humanly possible.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026