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orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.

A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, -- civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical.

An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II.

An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments.

A meeting; a social, commercial, or political assembly; a diplomatic agreement; something established by general consent; hence, a fixed custom or usage.

Act of convening; assembly convened; agreement.

A meeting; assembly; compact; general consent.

The act of coming together; an assembly; union; coalition, specially of representatives for some definite purpose; a contract; an agreement between military commanders previous to a definitive treaty.

An assembly, particularly of delegates or representatives; an agreement made at a public assembly; an agreement made before a treaty or between the commanders of two hostile armies.

n. [Latin] Act of coming together, or assembling; union; coalition; —a formal assembly of delegates or representatives; —a compact to suspend hostilities pending negotiations, &c.

The act of coming together, union, coalition ; an assembly; a contract, an agreement for a time.