n.
- a way in which something is usually done.
▸socially acceptable behaviour.
- an agreement between states, especially one less formal than a treaty.
- a large meeting, especially of members of a political party or a profession.
▸N. Amer. an assembly of the delegates of a political party to select candidates for office.
▸a body set up by agreement to deal with a particular issue.
▸historical a meeting of Parliament without a summons from the sovereign.
- Bridge a bid or system of bidding by which the bidder tries to convey specific information about the hand to their partner.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from convenire (see convene).