plural of convention state

plural of convent school

A school at which the teaching staff, and often the support staff, are nuns. / (India, proscribed) any English-medium school

plural of brokered convention

plural of open convention

(US politics) Synonym of brokered convention

(US politics) A political convention held during a presidential election when a political party fails to choose a nominee on the first round of delegate voting at the party's nominating convention.

(US, politics) A meeting of the major figures in a political party to outline a party platform, set party rules, select a nominee for president as well as rally supporters.

(finance) A convention on how interest accrues over time for a variety of investments, including bonds, notes, loans, medium-term notes, swaps, and FRAs. It determines the number of days between two coupon payments.

(US, finance) A fixed- or adjustable-rate, fully amortized loan secured by a mortgage or deed of trust that is not insured or guaranteed by an agency of the federal government (such as FHA or VA). (Source: Office of Thrift Supervision https://web.archive.org/web/20060618191009/http://www.ots.treas.gov/glossary/gloss-c.html)