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A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature.
Murray Kempton

Meaning of "political convention" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLITICAL CONVENTION

political convention  [pəˈlɪtɪkəl kənˈvenʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLITICAL CONVENTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Political convention is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLITICAL CONVENTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Political convention

In politics, a political convention is a meeting of a political party, typically to select party candidates. In the United States, a political convention usually refers to a presidential nominating convention, but it can also refer to state, county, or congressional district nominating conventions. In Canada, a political convention held to choose a party leader is often known as a leadership convention. The new leader of a party may then become prime minister. Outside of the United States and Canada, national meetings of political parties are often called party congresses, or party conferences, as in the United Kingdom. The first political convention held in America took place in Hartford, Connecticut in March 1766. The meeting was organized by the Sons of Liberty, who, in challenging incumbent governor Thomas Fitch, nominated William Pitkin for governor and Jonathan Trumbull for deputy governor.

Definition of political convention in the English dictionary

The definition of political convention in the dictionary is a meeting of a political party, esp to select party candidates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLITICAL CONVENTION


attention
əˈtɛnʃən
circumvention
ˌsɜːkəmˈvenʃən
coextension
ˌkəʊɪkˈstenʃən
convention
kənˈvɛnʃən
descension
dɪˈsenʃən
dimension
dɪˈmɛnʃən
dissention
dɪˈsenʃən
distention
dɪsˈtenʃən
expansion
ɪkˈspænʃən
extension
ɪkˈstɛnʃən
inapprehension
ɪnˌæprɪˈhenʃən
inattention
ˌɪnəˈtenʃən
inextension
ˌɪnɪkˈstenʃən
luftmenschen
ˈlʊftˌmenʃən
mention
ˈmɛnʃən
obtention
əbˈtenʃən
postconvention
ˌpəʊstkənˈvenʃən
posttension
ˌpəʊstˈtenʃən
presension
priːˈsenʃən
suspension
səˈspɛnʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLITICAL CONVENTION

political
political action committee
political asylum
political commissar
political correctness
political economy
political football
political geography
political incorrectness
political party
political prisoner
political science
political scientist
politicalise
politicalize
politically
politically correct
politically incorrect
politically motivated
politically-minded

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLITICAL CONVENTION

abstention
accreditation
armed intervention
bone of contention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
chemoprevention
contention
contravention
crime prevention
detention
fire prevention
honourable mention
indention
intention
invention
National Convention
prevention
reinvention
retention
selective attention
subvention

Synonyms and antonyms of political convention in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «political convention» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLITICAL CONVENTION

Find out the translation of political convention to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of political convention from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «political convention» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

政治会议
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

convención política
570 millions of speakers

English

political convention
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजनीतिक सम्मेलन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتفاقية سياسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

политическая конвенция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

convenção política
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজনৈতিক প্রচারণা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

convention politique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komisar politik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Parteitag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

政治大会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정치 대회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komisi politik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ước chính trị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரசியல் கமிஷனர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राजकीय commissar
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Siyasi komiser
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

convenzione politica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konwencja polityczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

політична конвенція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

convenție politică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολιτικό σύμβαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

politieke konvensie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

politisk konvention
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

politisk konvensjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of political convention

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITICAL CONVENTION»

The term «political convention» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.233 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITICAL CONVENTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about political convention

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3 QUOTES WITH «POLITICAL CONVENTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word political convention.
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Michael Beschloss
So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century until the 1960's, part of the drama was the fact that you didn't know ultimately who was going to be the nominee at the end of that convention week.
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Murray Kempton
A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature.
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Thomas Menino
2004 was a great year for Boston! The Patriots won the Super Bowl! Boston hosted its first national political convention! And - the Red Sox won the World Series!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLITICAL CONVENTION»

Discover the use of political convention in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to political convention and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Crisis
THE NAACP and the BLACK POLITICAL CONVENTION The following is the full text of a letter dispatched. May 3, by NAACP Executive Director Roy Wilkins to Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr., Co- Chairman of the National Black Political ...
2
Amiri Baraka: The Politics and Art of a Black Intellectual
... SCLC's Andrew Young; Atlanta Vice-Mayor May- nard Jackson; and Chairperson of the National Urban League Vernon Jordan.3 They endorsed Baraka's idea of holding an independent black political convention in 1972.4 In March 1972, ...
Jerry Gafio Watts, 2001
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Ebony
For the first time in American history, three Blacks addressed a major national political convention: William H. Grey, Ark.; Robert B. Elliott, S. C.; James H. Harris, N.C. D The first Black to preside over a major national political convention was ...
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Black Presidential Politics in America: A Strategic Approach
When the National Black Political Convention met in 1972, there were two basic sources of tension which would affect the character of its consideration of a Black political party — the Black nationalist concept of a party and that of the Black ...
Ronald W. Walters, 1988
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Black World/Negro Digest
The second half of his article on the Little Rock National Black Political Convention will appear in the November- issue of BLACK WORLD. If l The girl stepping from the bush, onto the. perience of the Sixties (not to speak of Little Rock 1957).
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Digest of the Lawyers Reports Annotated, Volumes 1-70: ...
The decision of a political convention &s to the qualifications of its own members is conclusive upon the courts. Stephen- Bon v. Boards of Election Comrs. 118 Mich. 396, 76 X. \V. 914. 42: 214 289. The right of a political convention making ...
Joseph Henry Hill, 1907
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Complete Digest of All Lawyers Reports Annotated: From 1 ...
The final determination of a political convention as to the nomination of a candidate, or any other question within its jurisdiction, will be followed by the courts. Phillips v. Gallagher, 42 L.R.A. 222, 73 Minn. 528, 76 N. W. 285. f. The withdrawal of ...
‎1921
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Political code
AUTHORITY OP CONVENTION : A political convention is authorized to proceed with its business, even though less than a majority of the delegates entitled to seats attend; and the action of a majority of those attending is binding upon the ...
Idaho, Idaho Code Commission, 1901
9
Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and of ...
□while the functions and methods of a political convention were still unformed. The like was true of the protectionist convention which met in the same yeur in New York, of the convention of the friends of American industry held in Harris- burg ...
John Joseph Lalor, 1893
10
Political Code of State of Idaho, 1901
The right of a political convention making the nominations to judge of the election , qualification, and return of Its own members, will be recognized by the court In passing upon the rights of nominees to appear upon election ballots; and the ...
Idaho, 1901

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLITICAL CONVENTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term political convention is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chicago's Unserious Event
The event at CTS was a kind of political convention for the latter group. This misnamed panel was moderated by Patricia Miller, who formerly ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Economic progressives v. racial justice progressives?
... Vox about Bernie Sanders' controversial response to Black Lives Matter protestors at Netroots Nation, a progressive political convention held ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
3
UK MPs no longer exempt from surveillance
Government lawyers are saying that a 50 year old political convention which states that the UK's intelligence agencies will not intercept the ... «Press TV, Jul 15»
4
Wives can be tough editors, and that's how it needs to be
In New York some years ago to report on a political convention, I learned from the desk clerk that Mrs. Thurber was recovering under nursing ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
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MPs can no longer remain exempt from surveillance, lawyers concede
The 50-year-old political convention that the UK's intelligence agencies will not intercept the communications of MPs and members of the Lords ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Antitax crusader Grover Norquist says he's going back to Burning …
I want to attend a national political convention that advocates the wisdom of Burning Man." Here are some photos of his 2014 trip: ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
7
'Congress, BJP two faces of same coin'
He was inaugurating a district-level political convention organised by the CPI(M) here on Friday. “Both these parties are competing with each ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
8
Udupi: CPI (M) to stage 'dharna' on Aug 14
... G V Srirama Reddy, state secretary, CPI (M), at the political convention held at Narayana Guru temple, Bannanje here on Thursday July 23. «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»
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UK government admits that MPs aren't safe from GCHQ's mass …
Separately, but perhaps even more importantly, the UK government has stated that the Wilson doctrine—a 50-year-old political convention ... «Ars Technica UK, Jul 15»
10
Former Sullivan County legislator Gaebel dies
Goodman recalls when she was new to politics and she and Gaebel were at a political convention in Albany. She was standing across the ... «Times Herald-Record, Jul 15»

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