preconvention
English edit
Etymology edit
pre- + convention
Adjective edit
preconvention (not comparable)
- Before a convention (meeting or gathering).
Noun edit
preconvention (plural preconventions)
- 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.