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Numbers 16:2 and they rise up before Moses, with men of the sons of Israel, two hundred and fifty, princes of the company, called of the convention, men of name, (YLT)

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Convention (1 Occurrence)
... respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement
between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two ...
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Relationships (1 Occurrence)
... or domestic relations of the Bible include (1) those of consanguinity or blood
relationship, (2) affinity or marriage relationship, and (3) legal convention. ...
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James (40 Occurrences)
... By the time of the Jerusalem convention, ie about 51 AD (compare Galatians 2:1),
James had reached the position of first overseer in the church (compare Acts 15 ...
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Negotiate (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (vi) To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat
with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences. ...
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Diet (2 Occurrences)
... 7. (n.) A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany, Poland, and some other
countries of Europe; a deliberative convention; a council; as, the Diet of ...
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Delos
... In 478 Delos was chosen as the place for the convention of the representatives of
the Greek states for deliberation about means for defense against Persia. ...
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Delegation (5 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to represent others,
as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the collective body of delegates ...
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Meeting (323 Occurrences)
... two rivers. 4. (n.) A congregation; a collection of people; a convention;
as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting. 5. (n.) An ...
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Convent

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Conversant (2 Occurrences)

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

2. (v. i.) General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.

3. (n.) A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, -- civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical.

4. (n.) An extraordinary assembly of the parliament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II.

5. (n.) An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention between two governments.