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
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat canceled a treaty of friendship with the USSR in 1971, and kicked all Soviet advisers out of the country.
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
As his first administration came to a close, Trump refused to agree to a simple, five-year extension of New START in favor of presenting to Moscow new conditions to continue the treaty.
—Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Despite being a signatory to the Rome Statute – the treaty that established the court in 2002 – Mongolia extended a red-carpet welcome to the Russian leader.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
The paralysis is likely to mean that an emergency budget will need to be enacted, and the budget deficit — at twice the limits imposed by EU treaties — risks going largely unchanged for nearly another year.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
As his first administration came to a close, Trump refused to agree to a simple, five-year extension of New START in favor of presenting to Moscow new conditions to continue the treaty.
—Lewis A. Dunn, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2024
Despite being a signatory to the Rome Statute – the treaty that established the court in 2002 – Mongolia extended a red-carpet welcome to the Russian leader.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
The paralysis is likely to mean that an emergency budget will need to be enacted, and the budget deficit — at twice the limits imposed by EU treaties — risks going largely unchanged for nearly another year.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaty
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The pact will keep the six-time Pro Bowler off the free-agent market this offseason and under contract through the 2027 season.Doug Haller, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Jennifer Tilly assemblage is her, Sutton, and Kyle, and Sutton is talking about how Dorit has no idea what her sisterhood pact was all about.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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From repurposing parking lots to the specter of tariffs, disappearing pharmacies, and helping to ease the nation’s housing shortage, there are no lack of challenges and opportunities to be mulled over at this week’s ICSC New York convention.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Amendments not only have to be approved by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress, but ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each state for ratification.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Edelweiss accord is sweet and nectary, which pairs beautifully with the citrus, wormwood, and spices.Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Michael Barr, the Fed's vice chair for supervision, has led the charge on finalizing Basel III, the international accord for global regulatory standards first developed in the years following the 2008 financial crisis.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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