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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concordat
Noun
  • And historians can talk about the Versailles treaty causing resentment in Germany, which led to the rise of Nazism in World War II, and that’s fine; that’s not excusing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The treaty, which still forms the basis of NATO today, consists of 14 Articles.
    Tiago Ventura, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But the deals are done project by project, rather than via the older model of pacts that paid out millions in development funds and compensation over three or four years.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
  • News of Lee’s new pact comes ahead of the world premiere for Beef Season 2 tonight at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And it’s held up its end of the bargain throughout its six decades of existence.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The happy hour bargains are $6 beers, $8 glasses of red and white wine, $12 margaritas, $12 garlic parmesan fries, $14 ceviche and a $16 pepperoni flatbread.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • If the upper basin and lower basin states can't agree on a new compact, the federal government will impose one.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But despite this compact, which the states are renegotiating in 2026, the basin’s water supply is shrinking.
    Dave White, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Concordat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concordat. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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