noun
1 way sth is done
ADJECTIVE
▪ accepted , established , long-standing , old , traditional , well-established
▪
It's an established ~ that the part is played by a woman.
▪ normal , standard , usual
▪ polite ( esp. BrE )
▪
Her work refuses any concession to polite ~s of ‘good taste’.
▪ arbitrary
▪ rigid , strict
▪ cultural , legal , social
▪
the rigid social ~s of Victorian Britain
▪ artistic , cinematic , comic , dramatic , journalistic , literary , narrative , operatic , poetic
▪
The novel refuses to conform to the narrative ~s of 19th-century realism.
▪ orthographic , rhetorical , spelling
… OF CONVENTIONS
▪ set
VERB + CONVENTION
▪ adhere to , conform to , follow , keep to , observe
▪
They followed the Greek ~ of pinning gifts of money to the bride's dress.
▪ break , break with , buck , challenge , defy , flout , subvert
▪
She knew that she had broken an important social ~.
▪
He challenged the ~s of painting.
▪
No young politician can afford to flout ~ in this way.
CONVENTION + VERB
▪ demand sth , dictate sth
▪
Convention dictated that dangerous physical action is the part of heroes, not heroines.
PREPOSITION
▪ according to ~ , by ~
▪
By ~, planets are named after Roman gods.
PHRASES
▪ a break with ~
▪
In a surprising break with ~, she wore a red wedding dress.
▪ a matter of ~
2 conference
ADJECTIVE
▪ annual
▪ international , national , state ( AmE )
▪ Democratic , Republican , etc.
▪ constitutional , nominating ( AmE ), party , political , presidential
▪
A constitutional ~ was elected to try to agree on a new form of government.
VERB + CONVENTION
▪ have , hold , host
▪ arrange , organize , plan
▪ attend , go to
▪ address
▪
He addressed the annual Republican ~.
CONVENTION + VERB
▪ take place
CONVENTION + NOUN
▪ centre/center , hall ( AmE )
▪ floor ( AmE )
▪
journalists reporting from the ~ floor
▪ attendee ( AmE ), chair , chairman , delegate , organizer , speaker
▪ city , hotel
▪
Dallas is one of the top ~ cities in the United States.
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the ~
▪
She was at the Democratic ~.
PHRASES
▪ delegates to a ~
3 international agreement
ADJECTIVE
▪ global , international
▪ European , UN , etc.
▪ climate , human rights , etc.
▪ draft
VERB + CONVENTION
▪ adopt , ratify , sign
▪
Over 60 countries have yet to ratify the climate ~.
▪ adhere to , comply with
▪
Most countries have adhered to the ~.
▪ breach , violate
▪
This practice breaches the arms ~.
CONVENTION + VERB
▪ apply , govern sth
▪
a ~ governing the conditions under which mining is permitted
▪ establish sth
▪
The ~ established procedures for the transport of toxic waste.
▪ ban sth
PREPOSITION
▪ under a/the ~
▪
This is forbidden under the Convention on Human Rights.
▪ ~ against
▪
the UN ~ against torture
▪ ~ between
▪
the 1869 ~ between Turkey and Persia
▪ ~ for
▪
the Berne Convention for the Conservation of European Wildlife
▪ ~ on
▪
the 1951 United Nations Convention on refugees
PHRASES
▪ a breach of a ~