signatory

noun sig·na·to·ry \ ˈsig-nə-ˌtȯr-ē \

|Updated on: 13 Jun 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

If anything, Iran has seized on the fact that the deal’s other signatories have stuck with it as a way to divide the United States from its allies.

— mark landler, New York Times, "Trump Says Abandoning Iran Deal Has Already Curbed Tehran’s Bad Behavior," 7 June 2018
Other signatories, including Germany, France, and the U.K., are now trying to salvage the deal.

— eli meixler, Time, "Iran Launches Plan to Boost Its Uranium Enrichment Capacity," 6 June 2018
Those signatories would need to approve a peace treaty.

— andrew jeong, WSJ, "South Korea Tamps Down Hopes for Peace Declaration at North Korea Summit," 4 June 2018
Central to the Respect Program is that signatories would be required to enlist some kind of independent third party to file complaints, so models wouldn’t feel forced to report bad behavior to the exact people who sign their paychecks.

— leah bourne, Glamour, "The Model Alliance's New Program Aims to Hold the Fashion Industry Accountable in the Age of #MeToo," 24 May 2018
The European Union, also a signatory to the atomic deal, has pledged to take steps to salvage the accord.

— Fortune, "Trump's Iran Sanctions Have Already Convinced One Oil Company to Leave the Country," 17 May 2018
There is no shortage of institutions bearing the name of New York business tycoon and Giving Pledge signatory Ron Perelman.

— danielle stein chizzik, Town & Country, "Ron Perelman Is Bringing Performing Arts to the World Trade Center," 8 May 2017
Valerie Amos, Chelsea Clinton, Arianna Huffington and Sheryl Sandberg are among the letter's scores of influential signatories, ONE says.

— susannah cullinane, CNN, "Celebrity influencers to world leaders: 'We put you on notice'," 21 May 2018
Notably, one of the 20 signatories of the petition is David Valadao — who represents a Central Valley district in California that borders McCarthy’s.

— james hohmann, Washington Post, "The Daily 202: Immigration is tearing Republicans apart," 17 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.