What is another word for political convention?

Pronunciation: [pəlˈɪtɪkə͡l kənvˈɛnʃən] (IPA)

A political convention is a gathering of individuals with the same political ideology. It is a forum where political parties, community groups and interest groups come together to network, discuss political issues, and choose their candidates for office. Other possible synonyms for political convention include campaign rally, political rally, political meeting, political negotiation, political assembly, political caucus, political gathering, political summit, political congregation, political congress, and political conference. These terms may be used interchangeably to describe a gathering of people who share a common political ideology and are working together to achieve their political goals. Political conventions are important events in the political calendar and often have significant television coverage.

What are the hypernyms for Political convention?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Political convention

  • So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century until the 1960's, part of the drama was the fact that you didn't know ultimately who was going to be the nominee at the end of that convention week.
    Michael Beschloss
  • A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature.
    Murray Kempton
  • 2004 was a great year for Boston! The Patriots won the Super Bowl! Boston hosted its first national political convention! And - the Red Sox won the World Series!
    Thomas Menino
  • After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity of a political convention.
    Adlai Stevenson
  • A political convention is after all not a meeting of a corporation's board of directors; it is a fiesta, a carnival, a pig-rooting, horse-snorting, band-playing, voice-screaming medieval get-together of greed, practical lust, compromised idealism, career-advancement, meeting, feud, vendetta, conciliation, of rabble-rousers, fist fights (as it used to be), embraces, drunks (again as it used to be) and collective rivers of animal sweat.
    Norman Mailer

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