convention
• noun 1 a way in which something is usually done. 2 socially acceptable behaviour. 3 an agreement between countries. 4 a large meeting or conference. 5 N. Amer. an assembly of the delegates of a political party to select candidates for office. 6 a body set up by agreement to deal with a particular issue. — ORIGIN Latin, ‘meeting, covenant’.
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