especially: a government bound with others by a signed convention
signatoryadjective
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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.
Examples of signatory in a Sentence
a signatory of the Declaration of Independence
Recent Examples on the WebNotably, the country is a signatory to numerous international bills for the rights of women, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 23 May 2024 The United States and Israel are not signatories to the Rome Statute, which institutionalized the international court and empowers it to prosecute individuals for war crimes.—Chris Boccia, ABC News, 21 May 2024 Though the United States is not a signatory to the treaty setting up the ICC, Washington sometimes cooperates with the court.—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024 Other signatories include Hellboy director Neil Marshall, Mauritanian filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako (Timbuktu), and U.S. director and producer John Landis (The Blues Brothers, Coming to America).—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for signatory
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