Constitutional convention

The term constitutional convention can refer to either of two concepts:

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• Constitutional convention (political meeting): A meeting of delegates to adopt a new constitution or revise an existing constitution
• The Philadelphia Convention of 1787, which produced the United States Constitution, is often referred to simply as "the Constitutional Convention".
• Constitutional convention (political custom): An informal and uncodified procedural agreement that is followed by the institutions of a state