counter-convention
noun[C]
(alsocounterconvention)uk/ˌkaʊn.tə.kənˈven.ʃən/us/ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.kənˈven.ʃən/aconvention(=largemeeting)organizedat the sametimeas anotherconvention,especiallyas aprotest:
Tens of thousands ofprotestersareexpectedtostagea counter-convention.
- Some of the counter-conventioneventsreceivedabitofnewscoverage, but most oftheirwords went unreported.
- Much of thisdiscussionwent on at what amounted to a counter-conventionheldacrosstown.
- It's just one of hundreds of counterconventionactivities.
- TomJackson will bespeakingat the counterconvention.
Official meetings
- AGM
- annual general meeting
- breakout room
- conference
- convention
- convocation
- convoke
- council of war
- extraordinary
- inquorate
- plenary
- plenum
- post-convention
- powwow
- pre-meeting
- round-table
- session
- summit
- symposium
- teleconference