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
- a [political, telecommunications, science, party] convention
- a [work, trade, business] convention
- the [Republican, Democratic, Conservative, Liberal] party convention
- [their, the] [latest, forthcoming, upcoming, last, next] convention
- a convention of [lawyers, scientists, experts, analysts]
- [attend, go to] a [telecommunications] convention
- the convention will [be held, take place] in
- a convention on [climate change, animal rights, space travel]
- a convention on international [trade, cooperation]
- a (guest) speaker at the convention
- the convention of [showing, indicating, displaying, anointing]
- is no longer a common convention to
- used to be common convention to
- [opposed to, against] (the idea of) convention
- [fighting, struggling] against convention
- decided to [flout, ignore, dismiss] convention
- convention [arena, venue, hall, location, center, facilities]
- convention [guests, exhibitors, speakers, moderators]
'convention' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):