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convention
noun /kənˈvɛn.ʃən,ˈkɒnˌvɛn.ʃən/
a) A meeting or gathering.

The convention was held in Geneva.

b) A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates

The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution

See Also: convener, convent, convenient, conventicle

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