American Dictionary
Definition constitutional convention in American English
constitutional convention noun
[countable] noun
/kɑnstɪˌtuʃ(ə)nəl kənˈvenʃ(ə)n/
1
one of many rules in the U.K. that are obeyed within the political and constitutional systems although they are often not written in any document and do not have legal authority
Example
Dicey recognized constitutional conventions as one of the three main principles guiding the U.K.'s constitutional processes.
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