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 Pope Pius VII signed a concordat with Napoleon (whose troops controlled Rome) and traveled to Paris for his coronation as emperor in 1804. Paul Elie, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2022 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
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Noun
  • The international treaty regulates wildlife trade among the United States and more than 180 other governments to help ensure species are not overexploited through global commerce.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
  • Some of the information exchanges are occurring through the International Health Regulations, a treaty aimed at protecting the world from disease outbreaks that can cross borders.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Under the multi-year pact, Lopez will continue in his role at the helm of the Fire Country spinoff while also developing other projects for the studio.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 May 2026
  • Then the Motion Picture Academy went and struck a megadeal with YouTube to move the Oscars to the platform in 2029 — in a pact said to be in the nine-figure range.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Taiwanese legislators subsequently approved a $25 billion special defense budget on Friday, a move the senators pointed to as a sign the island is living up to its end of the bargain.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
  • In fairness, so did everyone else, and with the signing window coming to a close, the White Sox were able to nab Murakami for a (now bargain) two-year, $34 million deal.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Florida is one of more than 40 states in the national nursing compact.
    Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Concordat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concordat. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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