convention
noun uk/kənˈven.ʃən/ us/kənˈven.ʃən/
(MEETING)
C1 [ C ]大会；会议
a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a political party
the national Democratic convention 民主党全国大会
Where are they holding their party convention? 他们在哪里召开党员大会？
She addressed hundreds of attendees at the International Reading Association's annual convention.
Compare: awayday conclaveconference (MEETING)congress (MEETING)consultationconvocation forum (MEETING)meetingseminarsummit (MEETING)symposium
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- Amid all the razzle-dazzle of the party convention, it was easy to forget about the real political issues.
- The Democrats have chosen the Texas state treasurer as the keynote speaker at their convention.
- The Governor of New York delivered a rousing speech to the national convention.
- 25,000 convention delegates from across the world converge for the Policy Institute's annual meeting.
- He took his kids to a Star Trek convention.
(CUSTOM)
C1 [ C or U ]传统;（尤指社会）习俗，常规，惯例
a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society
They defied/flouted/broke with convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient. 他们离经叛道，放弃了工作，开始过自给自足的生活。
Convention dictates that it is the man who asks the woman to marry him and not the other way round. 根据习俗，应由男人向女人求婚而不是反过来。
In many countries it is the/a convention to wear black at funerals. 在葬礼上穿黑色的衣服是许多国家的习俗。
[ C ]（艺术、写作上的）传统手法
a common way of showing something in art or writing
an artistic convention 传统艺术手法
(AGREEMENT)
[ C ]公约;协定
a formal agreement between country leaders, politicians, and states on a matter that involves them all
the Geneva Convention 日内瓦公约
a convention on human rights 人权公约