Clues for the word "CONVENTION"

We've had 8 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 9 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on October 21, 2024.

Definition of convention

v. i. - The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.
v. i. - General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.
v. i. - A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, -- civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical.
v. i. - An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II.
v. i. - An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments.