1
: an international understanding providing for a common course of action
2
[French entente cordiale]
: a coalition of parties to an entente
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Allegedly, Gilles Jacob, the Cannes president at the time, had to jump in to soothe both parties toward an entente.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
French Foreign Minister Francois Guizot, a conservative liberal who served from 1840 to 1848, spoke enthusiastically about mutual freedom as a foundation for an entente with the United Kingdom.
—Michael Doyle, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
That all sounds nice, but their group was too small—only about twenty-five thousand members at its peak—to effect such an entente.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
But practical partnerships can still be powerful, and the Moscow-Pyongyang entente is no exception.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
French Foreign Minister Francois Guizot, a conservative liberal who served from 1840 to 1848, spoke enthusiastically about mutual freedom as a foundation for an entente with the United Kingdom.
—Michael Doyle, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
That all sounds nice, but their group was too small—only about twenty-five thousand members at its peak—to effect such an entente.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
But practical partnerships can still be powerful, and the Moscow-Pyongyang entente is no exception.
—Sue Mi Terry, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2024
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“Entente.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entente. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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