meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"

Constitutional Convention - the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787

practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

mores - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group

code of behavior, code of conduct - a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group

pact, treaty, accord - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

Chemical Weapons Convention - a global treaty banning the production or acquisition of stockpiling or transfer of use of chemical weapons

Geneva Convention - an agreement concerning the treatment of prisoners of war

diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations - negotiation between nations

orthodoxy - the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)

ossification, conformity - hardened conventionality

gathering, assemblage, assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"