national convention

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalandconvention

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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convention
noun
uk
/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 ofnationalandconventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The acceptance of these reforms by anationalconventionmade possible the application of the constitution at a national level and the gradual pacification of the country.
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That understanding might be made concrete if other nations will agree at somenationalconventionto that course.
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Steps will have to be taken in the coming months to enable such anationalconventionto take place.
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We fear that thenationalconventionpreparing the guidelines for a new constitution is not progressing towards this ideal.
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If so, we shall give a positive welcome to anationalconventionand to an attempt to devise a new constitution.
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It is becoming evident that our temperance convention will in the near future become ournationalconvention, and we should all work with that object in view.
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After experiencing what many observers called a bad election in 1976, anationalconventionwas held early in 1976.
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Five of them would be at-large delegates to thenationalconvention.
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It still runs a nominal death benefit program for benefit members and has anationalconvention.
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In 1963 the delegates to thenationalconventionwas set at 19.
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Delegates to thenationalconventionwill be elected at each of those conventions.
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Sometimes they were dominated by intrigue between political bosses who controlled delegates; thenationalconventionwas far from democratic or transparent.
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After the caucuses, there was dispute over which candidate would send more delegates to thenationalconvention.
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Initial dues were set by the organization at $10 per local with an additional $10 per delegate sent to thenationalconvention.
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It held nonationalconventionin 1925 but continued an independent existence throughout the 1920s.
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Although the revolutionary wing had taken control of the party at the 1918nationalconvention, dissent soon surfaced.
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They demanded the deposition of the king and the institution of anationalconvention.
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Thenationalconventionserves as the governing body of each respective organization.
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