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 WebIsrael and the United States are not signatories to the ICC, but most European countries are.—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024 There’s no land that lies between Iran’s coast and Antarctica’s southern hemisphere, and Iran is not a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, which made Antarctica a place only to be used for peaceful purposes.—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024 Notably, 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 See all Example Sentences for signatory
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