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In politics
Politics

Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behaviour within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporation, academia, and religion institutions....
, a political convention is a meeting of a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
, typically to select party candidates.

In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, a political convention usually refers to a presidential nominating convention
United States presidential nominating convention

A United States presidential nominating convention is a Political Convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political party who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S....
, but it can also refer to state, county, or congressional district nominating conventions. In Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, a political convention held to choose a party leader is often known as a leadership convention
Leadership convention

In Politics of Canada, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leadership due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader....
. The new leader of a party may then become Prime Minister.

Outside of the United States and Canada, national meetings of political parties are often called Party Congress
Party Congress

A party congress is a general conference of a political party. The congress is attended by delegates who represent the party membership. In most parties the party congress is the highest decision making body of the organisation and elects the party's leadership bodies such as the National Executive Committee in the case of the British Labour...
es, or Party Conference
Party conference

The term Party Conference usually refers to a general meeting of a political party. The conference is attended by certain delegates who represent the party membership....
s, as in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

The convention has been reformed many times usually in support of giving more power to activists, leaders and electorates.






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In politics
Politics

Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. The term is generally applied to behaviour within civil governments, but politics has been observed in all human group interactions, including corporation, academia, and religion institutions....
, a political convention is a meeting of a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
, typically to select party candidates.

In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, a political convention usually refers to a presidential nominating convention
United States presidential nominating convention

A United States presidential nominating convention is a Political Convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political party who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S....
, but it can also refer to state, county, or congressional district nominating conventions. In Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, a political convention held to choose a party leader is often known as a leadership convention
Leadership convention

In Politics of Canada, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leadership due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader....
. The new leader of a party may then become Prime Minister.

Outside of the United States and Canada, national meetings of political parties are often called Party Congress
Party Congress

A party congress is a general conference of a political party. The congress is attended by delegates who represent the party membership. In most parties the party congress is the highest decision making body of the organisation and elects the party's leadership bodies such as the National Executive Committee in the case of the British Labour...
es, or Party Conference
Party conference

The term Party Conference usually refers to a general meeting of a political party. The conference is attended by certain delegates who represent the party membership....
s, as in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.

The convention has been reformed many times usually in support of giving more power to activists, leaders and electorates. However, conventions strengthen party sentiment and keep the public informed of the national party significance.

Political conventions also refer to the laws that are not written in the Constitution
Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
 but are common sense to people politically.

The first political convention held in America took place in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
 in March of 1766. The meeting was organized by the Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty

The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization of Patriot which originated in the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution. Kingdom of Great Britain authorities and their supporters known as Loyalist considered the Sons of Liberty as seditious rebels, referring to them as "Sons of Violence" and "Sons of Iniquity." Patriots attacked t...
, who, in challenging incumbent governor Thomas Fitch, nominated William Pitkin for governor
Governor

A governor is a governing official, usually the Executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state. In federations, a governor may be the title of each appointed or elected politician who governs a constitutive state....
 and Jonathan Trumbull
Jonathan Trumbull

Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. was one of the few men who served as governor in both a pre-Revolutionary colony and a post-Revolutionary state.He was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of Joey Trumble and his wife n?e Hannah Higley....
 for deputy governor.