concordat

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Recent Examples of concordat The country signed a concordat, or agreement, with the Vatican in 1954 making Catholicism the state religion, though the constitution allows freedom of worship. Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025 One poll showed that 78% of respondents across France supported abrogation of the 1801 concordat in Alsace-Moselle. Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, 22 June 2021 After the fall of communism in 1989, Poland signed several concordats to hand back communal lands that had been seized, including one with the Jewish community, which lodged more than 5,000 claims. Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2019 Since the concordat was launched, public support for animal research has stabilized in the United Kingdom, although showing cause and effect is difficult. Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 14 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concordat
Noun
  • The 60-day memorandum of understanding treaty never properly addressed control of the strait, and now it’s undone.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • The statement also calls for a new international treaty explicitly dealing with the positive and negative effects of satellite constellations.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • Some analysts push back, saying a Libya pact bolsters US diplomatic efforts in Africa.
    Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
  • Last year, Netflix struck a pact with Hasbro for the rights to Monopoly.
    Peter White, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • The coaching staff thought the talent the team inherited, with the addition of a few bargain signings, was better than the numbers showed.
    Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • In July 2013, all five defendants agreed to plea bargains and received various sentences.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Moreover, passage of such a new compact is far from assured, particularly if the country’s nationalist opposition manages to mobilize effectively.
    Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • What happened that day was the creation of a federal compact.
    Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

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“Concordat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concordat. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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