political convention

collocation in English

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political
adjective
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/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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convention
noun
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/kənˈven.ʃən/us
/kənˈven.ʃən/
a large formal meeting of people who do a particular job or have a similar interest, or a large meeting for a ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandconventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Further, while these upper chambers each hold a constitutional veto over legislation, it is heavily restricted by constitutional andpoliticalconvention.
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This platform was envisioned as a working draft, to be discussed by the public in preparation for a formally delegatedpoliticalconvention.
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This also applies to apoliticalconvention, though in modern times the common issues are limited to selecting a party candidate or party chairman.
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He attended every nationalpoliticalconventionof the major parties from 1892 on, and since 1896 had accompanied presidential candidates on their campaign speaking tours.
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When he found out that his government had refused to sign apoliticalconvention, he was delighted.
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During apoliticalconvention, the political party as a group is strongly united in one location and is exposed to many persuasive speakers.
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And then an actualpoliticalconventionbroke out.
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The concern stemmed from the city's attempt to attract apoliticalconventionto the city in 2000.
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Cabinet solidarity is not a legal requirement, but apoliticalconventionand practiced norm.
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Cabinet solidarity is purely apoliticalconventiondesigned to maintain or protect the collective good as perceived by a partisan ministry.
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Thispoliticalconventionwas exploring paths to independence.
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It was military (army-to-army, not state-to-state) convention and was not in force legally, as it was dependent on signing and ratification ofpoliticalconvention.
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In this case, the division of powers between the prime minister and the president is not explicitly stated in the constitution, but has evolved as apoliticalconvention.
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Willkie's nomination is still considered by most historians to have been one of the most dramatic moments in anypoliticalconvention.
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Throughout his life he was formidable because he was ferociously quick-witted, because he was unworried by social orpoliticalconvention, and because he knew no party discipline.
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Willkie's nomination is still considered by historians to have been one of the most dramatic moments in anypoliticalconvention.
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Now that political conventions have been transformed into theatrical spectacles, it is hard for the modern mind to comprehend the deadly seriousness with which nineteenth-century convention fights were waged.
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Pekacz argues that eighteenth-century salons were conservative cultural institutions in which women upheld existing social and political conventions.
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I wish to work with all of you, regardless of political conventions.
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The minicam was developed for use in national political conventions in 1968.
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