La convención
Example: La convención internacional sobre derechos humanos se firmó ayer.
Definition
"La convención" refers to a formal agreement or treaty between countries or parties, often used in international law. It typically involves a set of rules or standards agreed upon to regulate specific issues, such as human rights or trade, like in the example of an international human rights convention.
Etymology
The word "la convención" comes from the Latin 'conventio,' meaning a meeting or agreement. It entered Spanish through Old French, where it retained the sense of an assembly or pact. Did you know? The term originally emphasized the act of coming together before it came to mean the agreement itself.
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"La convención" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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