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A signatory puts his or her signature on a document that is also signed by others. In 1215 the English barons revolted against King John and forced him to join them as a signatory to the Magna Carta. This agreement stated the barons' own duties to the King but also assigned the barons clear rights and limited the King's power over them. Though the Magna Carta did nothing for the common people, it's often been called the first step toward democracy in the English-speaking countries.
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
Actor Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, the labor union that represents thousands of Hollywood actors, was among the signatories.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
This drive has seen improvements in women rights over the last eight years, but the signatories of the letter suggested abuses against women were continuing.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Other signatories to the open letter include Ilkka Paananen, CEO of Supercell, the Finnish mobile game publisher owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, and Miki Kuusi, CEO of Wolt, the European food delivery app owned by American online takeout platform DoorDash.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Signatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signatory. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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