conventie

Definitions of conventie
  1. noun
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
    synonyms: pact, traktaat, verdrag
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    alliantie, bond, bondgenootschap, entente, unie
    a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
    vrede, vredesakkoord, vredestraktaat, vredesverdrag
    a treaty to cease hostilities
    formaliteit, mores
    (diplomacy) an international agreement
  2. noun
    a formally arranged gathering
    synonyms: beraadslaging, beraadslagingen, convent, deliberatie, dialoog, overleg, vergadering
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    afdelingsvergadering, bestuursvergadering, directievergadering, fractievergadering
    a meeting for administrative purposes
    fractieberaad
    a closed political meeting
    conclaaf, conclave
    a confidential or secret meeting
    jaarvergadering
    a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
    concilie, kerkvergadering, ministerraad, sanhedrin
    a meeting of people for consultation
    forum, forumdiscussie
    a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
    encountergroep
    a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotions
    kerkvergadering, synode
    a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
    colloquium, symposion, symposium
    a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations
    werkgroep, workshop
    any meeting for an exchange of ideas
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    bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, samenkomst, samenzijn
    a group of persons together in one place
  3. noun
    a large formal assembly
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    beraadslaging, beraadslagingen, convent, deliberatie, dialoog, overleg, vergadering
    a formally arranged gathering
  4. noun
    (diplomacy) an international agreement
    synonyms: formaliteit, mores
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    pact, traktaat, verdrag
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  5. noun
    the act of convening
    synonyms: formaliteit, mores
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    assemblage, bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, montage, samenkomst, samenzijn
    the social act of assembling
  6. noun
    orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
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    beenvorming, ossificatie, verbening
    hardened conventionality
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    fundamentalisme, orthodoxie, rechtzinnigheid
    the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
  7. noun
    something regarded as a normative example
    synonyms: patroon, stramien
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    ceremonieel, protocol
    code of correct conduct
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    praktijk
    knowledge of how something is usually done
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