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convention

noun as in practice, tradition

noun as in agreement

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By convention, the King himself does not have a passport because it is a document issued in his own name.

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Ms. Badenoch used her closing speech to the convention Wednesday to roll out an ambitious agenda, particularly on the economy.

For an in-person conversation, this response violates social convention, but for an online interaction, it is commonplace.

“Our campaign and supporters see this for what it is: disenfranchisement of thousands of Minneapolis caucus-goers and the delegates who represented all of us on convention day,” he said.

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He did the character several more times at various conventions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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