Definition of: convention

(kən·ven′shən) noun
1. A formal or stated meeting of delegates or representatives, especially for legislative, political, religious, or professional purposes.
2. The act of coming together.
3. General consent, or something established by it; precedent; custom; specifically, a rule, principle, form, or technique in conduct or art; a conventionality.
4. A formal agreement or compact between two or more states relating usually to one specific subject: often used interchangeably with treaty.
5. Law An agreement or mutual engagement between persons. See synonyms under ASSEMBLY, COMPANY.