preconvention

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ convention

Adjective[edit]

preconvention (not comparable)

  1. Before a convention (meeting or gathering).

Noun[edit]

preconvention (plural preconventions)

  1. A preliminary convention.
    • 1993, Barry Carr, Steve Ellner, The Latin American Left: From the Fall of Allende to Perestroika, page 236:
      [] decisions previously made at preconventions held at local, regional, and national levels.