as in pact
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans
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Recent Examples of treaty
The treaty assured that the Panama Canal would remain neutral once the U.S. relinquished control.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Under the 1977 treaty, the US returned the canal to Panama’s control with the understanding that the waterway remain neutral.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Nations signed on to the treaty out of a strong belief that there were no other options.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
Then-President Carter in 1977 signed a treaty giving control of the canal to take full effect two decades later.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Under the 1977 treaty, the US returned the canal to Panama’s control with the understanding that the waterway remain neutral.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
Nations signed on to the treaty out of a strong belief that there were no other options.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
Then-President Carter in 1977 signed a treaty giving control of the canal to take full effect two decades later.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaty
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This offseason, the Dodgers signed Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract; closer Tanner Scott to a four-year, $72 million deal; and Teoscar Hernandez to a three-year, $66 million pact.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Last June, Kim Jong Un established a mutual defense pact, which guarantees Russia’s military assistance if North Korea faces armed aggression.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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That’s a long way of saying: Don’t be surprised if this tandem goes against convention and sticks to their own draft board.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Washington was viewed both as the father of the unified nation and as a southerner, enslaver, and head of the convention that produced the slavery-endorsing Constitution.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Feb. 2025
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For more staying power, consider the most potent of the bunch: Bleu de Chanel Parfum, with its sandalwood-cedar accord, which debuted in 2018.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Wye agreement collapsed within months, and Clinton’s herculean effort to broker a final peace accord failed in the closing weeks of his presidency.—
Jane Harman,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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