preconvention

From pre- +‎ convention.

preconvention (not comparable)

1. Before a convention (meeting or gathering).

preconvention (plural preconventions)

1. 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.