Someone please tell me what convention means!? Like economic, social or linguistic convention...please  help!?
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"Convention" means "normative practice."\n\nIn other words, a social convention refers to an accepted, everyday, widely-regarded-as-normal practice.
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I'm pro but it's interesting to see that some gay are driven towards a "bourgeois" lifestyle when themselves say they are opposed to conventions.\nWHat we have in France with the PACS (the alliance between two people) is a good option because Pacs'ed people, whether they are gay or heterosexuals can share their lives, their taxes, have children and inherit the goods of the other person.
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I'm an independent voter and have never belonged to either party - I guess I'm just not a joiner. I've tried to get a handle on liberal vs. conservative labels to see where I stand but there's so much overlap between the two, as well as differences within each label, that I'm not sure these generalizations have any distinct meaning. \n\nDescriptions for liberalism include classical American liberalism, modern American liberalism, and paleoliberalism. Conservatism can be classical, ideological, neoconservatism, paleoconservatism, social conservatism, fiscal conservatism, or libertarianism. Some of these labels, on either side of the semantic fence, seem to share pretty much the same beliefs so, outside of the generalizations made by political parties and the media, there's a good deal of commonality. In addition, it seems both Democrats and Republicans, as well as liberals and conservatives all seem to believe in individual rights, free enterprise, representative democracy, and the rule of law. I have my own issues but neither party nor nor any ideology satisfies me. I guess I'm too particular to let other people do my thinking for me.
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am deleting my previous answers to your question...i thought translating your phrases and giving the source for your future reference will be some of help.....since it is not appreciated anyway, am deleting and withdrawing my contribution.....
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A place where business conventions are held.
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Here you go! XD \nmeet·ing (mē'tĭng) pronunciation\nn.\n\n   1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.\n   2. An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose.\n\n in·cen·tive (ĭn-sĕn'tĭv) pronunciation\nn.\n\nSomething, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.\n\n con·ven·tion (kən-vĕn'shən) pronunciation\nn.\n\n   1.\n         1. A formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates, as of a political party, fraternal society, profession, or industry.\n         2. The body of persons attending such an assembly: called the convention to order.\n   2. An agreement between states, sides, or military forces, especially an international agreement dealing with a specific subject, such as the treatment of prisoners of war.\n   3. General agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes: By convention, north is at the top of most maps.\n   4. A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom: the convention of shaking hands.\n   5. A widely used and accepted device or technique, as in drama, literature, or painting: the theatrical convention of the aside.\n\nMICE is an acronym for:\n\nMeaning Category\nMan's Impact on Coastal and Estuarine EcosystemsAcademic & Science->Ocean Science\nManhattan Improvisers Chamber EnsembleCommunity->Music\nMeeting Incentive Conference And ExhibitionCommunity->Conferences\nMeetings Incentives Conferences And ExhibitionsBusiness->General\nMeetings Incentives Conventions And ExhibitionsBusiness->International Business\nMember of the Institution of Civil EngineersAcademic & Science\nMicel CorporationBusiness->NASDAQ Symbols\nMilieu Idea Character And EventCommunity->Media\nMilieu Idea Character Or EventCommunity->Educational\nMolecular Interactive Collaboration EnvironmentMedical->Human Genome\nMulti International Communication ExperiencesAcademic & Science->Universities\nMultimedia Integrated Conferencing For EuropeComputing->Networking\nMultivariate Imputation Of Chained EquationsAcademic & Science->Mathematics\nMuseums Interiors Conferences And ExhibitionsCommunity->Museums
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Its the sort of thing you say when you meet someone for the first time. They reply 'Very well thank you. And you?'. \n\nIt doesn't imply that you've met them before or know them better than you really do, as a phrase like 'How are you?' or 'How are things going?' would.\n\nYou then make smalltalk about the weather and things if you want to know them better. If not, you don't. Nobody loses face.\n\nIt all sounds a bit formal, like a royal garden-party, but you can do the same thing using less stuffy phrases, depending on what sort of people you're meeting (surfer-dudes, jocks, geeks or whatever).
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This is Public law question, put simply conventions are non enforcable rules by which the UK opperates, other they are not legally enforcable they are adhered to as to depart from such would / might not be in the public's best interests....\n\nan example of a convention is the prime minister...... there is no statutory instrument that says we have to have a prime minister, but one has arisen through convention, another convention is the fact that all ministers have to answer to parliament, ....well they don't have too!... but they do because of convention, .. if a minister said nope... not explaining myself, than that may cause civil unrest and we the general public would deem that to be unjust.\n\nthe law are principles laid down by either common law or statue to enable the general public to establish what they are permitted to do, what acts are deemed by society to be illegal and those that are not........ They are rules by which the public abide by... and should they not adhere to such rules then they are legally enforceable, through the courts
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Get this....it's a place where meetings or conventions are held...novel idea isn't it?
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:}\ntogether but across the table . it brings others into their conversations .
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I think it is antidisesentablishmentarianism.Haven't got a clue what it means. Look it up.
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you should request there presents and explain the nature of the conference . the time date and place of meeting .\n\n\nDear Sir or Mam , \n                 I am requesting a conference with you to  go over ______________. If you could meet me at _______time at_____________. Then i would greatly apprecate it . If this time and place doesnt work for you please contact me so we can make other arragments.
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Go to dictionary.com buddy! It will help ya!
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Respondez-vous sil vous plait (please respond).\n\nThis means you have to tell the host whether or not you will go to the party.\n\nEven if you cannot go, the RSVP means you have to say you won't be there.  This is especially important because it allows the host to plan the event properly (seating, food, etc).
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Are you looking a one particular industry?  (Example:  Construction, Food & Beverage, Medical)\n\nThat would be easier than to try and tackle "conventions" in a general sense.\n\nIn the mean time, Google the larger convention centers in the US and look for their schedule.  (Las Vegas, Orlando, LA, Atlanta) etc.  That will give you a long list of conventions.\n\nIf you can narrow it down to a particular industry, let me know.  I can show you tons of related conventions.  (I have been to many of them!)\n\nI hope this helps...\n\nBobby
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Its where the states got to chose if they wanted to be a slave state or a free state. I'm studing the SAME THING!!! Good luck!! =)
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Ask France.  Assuming you and they still speak French.\n\nRoch cop:  Liberals have trouble with what the definitions of is is, and apparently also was was.