noun
convention
A practice or arrangement accepted by common agreement.
By convention, the oldest member speaks first at each meeting.
Etymology
The Latin verb includes coming together and agreeing. A convention is a practice sustained by shared acceptance, as though its participants have come together on the same arrangement.
More examples
- The team follows a naming convention for shared files.
- Her poems break the usual conventions of rhyme and punctuation.
- The countries sign a convention to protect endangered wildlife.
Forms
convention · conventions
conventional adjective — Following practices that people generally accept.