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  • 1convention — noun 1 way sth is done ADJECTIVE ▪ accepted, established, long standing, old, traditional, well established ▪ It s an established convention that the part is played by a woman. ▪ …

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  • 2convention — The influential analysis of David Lewis suggests that a regularity holds as a matter of convention when it solves a problem of co ordination in a group. This means that it is to the benefit of each member to conform to the regularity, providing… …

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  • 3Convention on Psychotropic Substances — The Convention allows only medical and scientific uses of Schedule I drugs. Signed February 21, 1971 Location Vienna Effective August 16, 1976 Condition 4 …

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  • 4Convention on the Rights of the Child — Signed 20 November 1989[1] Location New York[1] Effective 2 September 1990[1] Condition 20 ratifications …

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  • 5Convention — Con*ven tion, n. [L. conventio: cf. F. convention. See {Convene}, v. i.] 1. The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition. [1913 Webster] The conventions or associations of several particles of matter into bodies of… …

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  • 6Convention over Code — is a design approach for programming languages where the conventional use of a feature is taken into consideration when defining the default semantics of the feature. Similar to Convention over Configuration, if a keyword can be implied by its… …

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  • 7Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution — A Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, also called an Article V Convention, or Amendments Convention, is one of two alternative procedures for proposing amendments to the United States Constitution described in… …

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  • 8Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter — London Convention signatories The Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter 1972, commonly called the London Convention or LC 72555 and also barbie abbreviated as Marine Dumping, is an agreement to… …

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  • 9matter — [[t]mæ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ matters, mattering, mattered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some… …

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  • 10Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination — ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Signed 7 March 1966[1] Location New York[1] Effective 4 January 1969[1] Co …

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