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convention

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈvɛnʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈvɛnʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən venshən)

Collocations for "convention"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "convention" in context.

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convention

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [political, telecommunications, science, party] convention
  2. a [work, trade, business] convention
  3. the [Republican, Democratic, Conservative, Liberal] party convention
  4. [their, the] [latest, forthcoming, upcoming, last, next] convention
  5. a convention of [lawyers, scientists, experts, analysts]
  6. [attend, go to] a [telecommunications] convention
  7. the convention will [be held, take place] in
  8. a convention on [climate change, animal rights, space travel]
  9. a convention on international [trade, cooperation]
  10. a (guest) speaker at the convention
  11. the convention of [showing, indicating, displaying, anointing]
  12. is no longer a common convention to
  13. used to be common convention to
  14. [opposed to, against] (the idea of) convention
  15. [fighting, struggling] against convention
  16. decided to [flout, ignore, dismiss] convention
n as adj
  1. convention [arena, venue, hall, location, center, facilities]
  2. convention [guests, exhibitors, speakers, moderators]
'convention' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "convention" in the title:

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against each article of the convention - English Only forum
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anchor [convention center] - English Only forum
before the Democratic convention - English Only forum
"break the convention" or "break the conventional" - English Only forum
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convention of crickets - English Only forum
convention of memory - English Only forum
Convention political wisdom - English Only forum
convention requires that the couple <send / sends> out invitations - English Only forum
convention without the pom-poms - English Only forum
convention, morality and category - English Only forum
convention/congress - English Only forum
convention/custom - English Only forum
custom>convention - English Only forum
first guide I’d ever seen ignore this convention - English Only forum
flout convention or to throw others off the scent - English Only forum
"follow convention" vs "follow the convention" - English Only forum
Go to a convention OR attend a convention - English Only forum
I’ll withdraw convention and use conventional usage instead. - English Only forum
in Hall 3 at/of the Convention Centre - English Only forum
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