Translation of convention – English–Japanese dictionary

convention
noun
/kənˈvɛnʃən/
[ countable-uncountable ]
a custom or accepted way of doing sth
慣習かんしゅう
the convention of removing your shoes before entering a home 家に上がる前に靴を脱ぐ慣習
[ countable ]
a large meeting of people who work in the same business or have the same interest
集会しゅうかい
a bikers convention 暴走族の集会
The 2007 Travel Operator’s Convention 2007年旅行管理者年次大会
協定きょうてい
the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 国連子どもの権利条約

(Translation of convention from the GLOBAL English-Japanese Dictionary © 2022 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of convention

convention
The conventions of artistic production become relative, defined only at a particular moment in time from one particular standpoint.
A third source (after conventions and custom) is 'the general principles of law recognised by civilised nations'.
Recent new institutional work views firms and markets as social entities constructed from economic conventions, profit-maximizing routines, and state regulations.
The concept of law is constituted by both layers of conventions.
The sustained attention of constitutional scholars to constraints on state legislatures has obscured the ways delegates to constitutional conventions affirmed the prerogatives of the states.
Since 1996, nine conventions have been adopted for combating corruption.
The notational conventions, dialectal bibliography, references and indices are very useful.
In contrast, the surface conventions that are deeper than others do not necessarily serve this constitutive function (though sometimes they may).
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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Translations of convention

in Chinese (Traditional)
會議, 大會, 風俗…
in Chinese (Simplified)
会议, 大会, 风俗…
in Spanish
convención, convenciones, costumbre…
in Portuguese
convenção, normas, convenção [feminine]…
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मेळावा, परंपरा, संमेलन…
kongre, toplantı, konferans…
convention [feminine], usage [masculine], congrès [masculine]…
conventie…
ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வேலையைச் செய்யும் அல்லது ஒத்த ஆர்வம் கொண்ட நபர்களின் ஒரு பெரிய முறையான கூட்டம், அல்லது ஒரு அரசியல் கட்சிக்கான ஒரு பெரிய கூட்டம், ஒரு வழக்கமான அல்லது ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட நடத்தை முறை…
सम्मलेन, सभागम, प्रथा / परंपरा…
સંમેલન, સભા, પ્રણાલિકા…
skik og brug, sædvane, konvent…
konvention, vedertaget bruk, konvent…
kelaziman, konvensyen…
der Brauch, die Förmlichkeit, die Versammlung…
konvensjon [masculine], sedvane [masculine], konferanse [masculine]…
اجتماع, رسمی اجتماع, جلسہ…
звичай, умовність, з'їзд…
ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ఉద్యోగం చేసే లేక ఇలాంటి ఆసక్తి ఉన్న వ్యక్తుల పెద్ద అధికారిక సమావేశం లేక రాజకీయ పార్టీ కోసం పెద్ద సమావేశం, ప్రవర్తించే సాధారణ లేక అంగీకరించబడిన మార్గం, ముఖ్యంగా సామాజిక పరిస్థితులలో…
সম্মেলন, চিরাচরিত প্রথা, রীতিনীতি…
konvence, společenská zvyklost, předvolební sjezd…
adat, konvensi, perhimpunan…
ธรรมเนียมปฏิบัติ, การประชุมเพื่อเสนอชื่อประธานพรรคการเมืองในสหรัฐอเมริกา, การประชุม…
quy ước, hội nghị, hội thảo…
zjazd, konwencja, obyczaj…
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