national convention

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Definition of national convention in English English dictionary

A meeting of the major figures in a political party to outline a party platform, set party rules, select a nominee for president as well as rally supporters

French Convention Nationale Governing assembly (1792-95) of the French Revolution. Comprising 749 deputies elected after the overthrow of the monarchy (1792), it sought to provide a new constitution for France. The struggle between the radical Montagnards and the moderate Girondins dominated the Convention until the Girondins were purged in 1793. The democratic constitution already approved by the Convention was not put into effect while the Montagnards controlled the assembly (1793-94). After the Thermidorian Reaction (1794), the balance of power in the Convention was held by members of the Plain. The Girondins were recalled, and the Constitution of 1795 was approved for the Directory regime that replaced the Convention

conference in which people or representatives from throughout a particular nation gather to debate (or vote, etc.) on a particular issue

Related Terms

national conventions

plural form of national convention

democratic national convention

The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years administered by the Democratic National Committee of the United States Democratic Party. As a national affair, the meeting is attended by delegates from all fifty U.S. states as well as delegates from American dependencies and territories such as Puerto Rico. Like the Republican National Convention, the Democratic National Convention marks the formal end of the primary election period and the start of the general election season

Democratic National Convention

convention of the Democratic party which is held every fours years for the purpose of nominating the party's candidates for President and Vice President

Republican National Convention

convention of the Republican party which is held every fours years for the purpose of nominating the party's candidates for President and Vice President

Hyphenation

Na·tion·al con·ven·tion

Turkish pronunciation

näşnıl kınvenşın

Pronunciation

/ˈnasʜnəl kənˈvensʜən/ /ˈnæʃnəl kənˈvɛnʃən/

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... QUESTION: President Obama, during the Democratic National Convention in 2008, you stated you ...