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Pact has "peace" at its root because a pact often ends a period of unfriendly relations. The word is generally used in the field of international relations, where diplomats may speak of an "arms pact", a "trade pact", or a "fishing-rights pact". But it may also be used for any solemn agreement or promise between two people; after all, whenever two parties shake hands on a deal, they're not about to go to war with each other.
Examples of pact in a Sentence
Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 9 Dec. 2025
India and Russia signed a pact in February to improve military cooperation, exercises, port calls, disaster relief assistance and logistics support.
—Rajesh Roy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
The two sides signed a pact in February to improve military cooperation, exercises, port calls, disaster relief assistance and logistics support.
—CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
In a statement following the announcement of the deal, Cinema United, the exhibition industry largest trade group, slammed the pact.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pact. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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pact
nounMiddle English pact "agreement," from early French pact (same meaning), from Latin pactum (same meaning), derived from pacisci "to agree, contract"
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