convention
Example Sentences
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Ultimately, convention delegates agreed that a Western nominee was just what the party needed to win its first nationwide electoral-college majority.
I was fast learning that our work schedule was dictated solely by the master’s needs, not by ours, and definitely not by any conventions of the outside world.
From Literature
The CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, Jay Timmons, said the same thing at our annual convention last month.
From Barron's
San Francisco has a much larger convention center and far more hotel rooms, which organizers say is why it’s hosting so many events.
The U.S. joined the convention through a treaty ratified in 1992.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
