conventionistn.
/kənˈvɛnʃənɪst/ 1. A member of a convention or assembly.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > member of
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conventionist1815
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1815 Niles' Weekly Reg. 25 Mar. 56/2 (heading) Hartford Conventionists.
1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 14 550 Such politicians as the Dublin Conventionists.
1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Sept. 4/1 The Philadelphia Convention... The conventionists.
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the mind > language > speech > agreement > [noun] > one who is involved in making
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covenant-man1540
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1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey I. 40 The buyer..cannot go forth with the seller thereof into the street to terminate the difference betwixt them, but he instantly..views his conventionist with the same sort of eye, as if he was going..to fight a duel.
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