signatory

noun sig·na·to·ry \ ˈsig-nə-ˌtȯr-ē \

|Updated on: 8 Aug 2018

Examples: signatory in a Sentence

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Definition of signatory

plural signatories

: a signer with another or others

signatories to a petition

; especially : a government bound with others by a signed convention

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signatory

adjective

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Examples of signatory in a Sentence

a signatory of the Declaration of Independence

Recent Examples of signatory from the Web

So far, signatories include GM and Honda, along with a wide range of service companies, utilities (including Exelon, operator of the nation’s largest nuclear fleet), labor groups, consumer advocates, and environmental groups.

— david roberts, Vox, "Trump might like dirty cars, but electric vehicles are coming anyway," 26 June 2018
The signatories include former presidents Aleksander Kwasniewski and Bronislaw Komorowski as well as former prime ministers, foreign ministers and leading Solidarity activists.

— Fox News, "Walesa, ex-leaders ask EU to defend Polish democracy," 13 June 2018
The non-signatories will be allowed to attend the group discussions, but will not be permitted to speak, said government spokesman Zaw Htay.

— Fox News, "Myanmar opens peace conference with ethnic rebels," 11 July 2018
The non-signatories will be allowed to attend the group discussions, but will not be permitted to speak, said government spokesman Zaw Htay.

— The Christian Science Monitor, "Myanmar opens peace conference with ethnic rebel groups," 11 July 2018
The 29 countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are not referred to in its statutes as members or signatories but as allies.

— Time, "Trump Is Trying to Dismantle the World Order. Is NATO Next on His List?," 22 June 2018
As part of the Paris Agreement to combat climate change, each signatory country is asked to set ambitious goals for reducing emissions in that country, with the aim of limiting global warming to 2℃ or less by the end of the century.

— avery thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Germany Likely to Miss Emissions Target for 2020," 18 June 2018
Other signatories include BNP Paribas Asset Management and HSBC Global Asset Management Ltd.

— kelly gilblom, Houston Chronicle, "Big investors pressure oil companies on climate change," 18 May 2018
Other signatories to the governors' letter include Guam Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo; Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer; Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey; West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice; and Maine Gov. Paul LePage.

— USA TODAY, "Governors back Trump nomination for Nobel Peace Prize," 15 May 2018

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Did You Know?

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.