convention

Changing rates near an election isn’t unusual; the central bank raised rates before a political convention in 1988 and ahead of elections in 1994, 2004, 2018 and in 2022, when Joe Biden was president.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Taking the California Democratic Party convention stage in February, Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education, gave a quick shout-out to the California Teachers Assn. for backing his bid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"He's a visionary. This whole convention is nothing but a vision," Consiglio said.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

And just as there are occasional celebrity cameos at a Trump rally, there was one at the midterm convention, where early-aughts comic Adam Carolla did a routine.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

During an intermission, some of the women attending the conference urged Gage not to let Truth address the convention.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

The gathering was just two days, but still had the look and feel of the traditional four-day conventions staged by both parties in presidential election years.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

In spite of its quarter-mile heights, Windows on the World deviated from lofty and pretentious fine-dining conventions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Presidential candidates typically don’t spend much time in the arena at conventions.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

“We go to conventions and we meet families where grandparents and parents and kids and grandkids are all watching our shows together.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

These conventions are “prescriptive rules”—rules that prescribe how one ought to speak and write in these forums.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker