pact

noun

\ ˈpakt

Definition of pact

: compact entry 4 especially : an international treaty

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Examples of pact in a Sentence

We supported a peace pact between the two countries. They made a pact to go to the gym together three times a week.

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Prices continued to fall even after the Journal reported that Saudi Arabia was considering cutting output more than agreed in the pact. — Christopher Alessi, WSJ, "Banks Sharply Lower Oil-Price Forecasts," 24 Dec. 2018 The new labor rules in Trump’s pact with Mexico are supposed to remove the incentive to keep Mexican workers living in poverty. — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, "Trump’s new trade deal is better for workers than NAFTA was," 30 Nov. 2018 Key participants in the pacts said the U.S. was aware of the arrangements and held off on any drone strikes. — Maggie Michael, Fox News, "'Unite with the devil': Yemen war binds US, allies, al-Qaida," 7 Aug. 2018 Per Trump's 2017 announcement, the United States is the third country to not be included in the global pact. — Susmita Baral, Teen Vogue, "Trump and the Paris Climate Change Agreement, Explained," 2 Aug. 2018 Most critically, the renegotiation preserved the multibillion-dollar trilateral trade pact, after Trump threatened to tear up NAFTA altogether. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "US, Canada, Mexico sign NAFTA replacement at G20," 30 Nov. 2018 Activists were critical of Washington's lobbying at the meeting, especially because President Donald Trump has announced plans to have the U.S. withdraw from the Paris pact, which had been heavily promoted by his predecessor, Barack Obama. — Kaweewit Kaewjinda, Fox News, "Bangkok meet fails to finalize draft on climate change rules," 9 Sep. 2018 As part of the pact, the countries committed to lowering their greenhouse gas emissions. — Susmita Baral, Teen Vogue, "Trump and the Paris Climate Change Agreement, Explained," 2 Aug. 2018 Trump has branded the free trade pact, which also includes Canada, as a job killer for Americans. — Susannah George, chicagotribune.com, "Mexico officials urge Mike Pompeo to reunite immigrant families quickly," 13 July 2018

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