concordat

noun

Definition of concordatnext
as in treaty

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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
  1. treaty
  2. pact
  3. bargain
  4. compact
Noun
  • The sci-fi concept of a supersonic airliner became reality only after France and Britain signed a 1962 treaty to develop Concorde, jointly tackling technical quandaries commercial aviation had never faced.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Canada has one of the densest networks of co-production treaties in the world, potentially opening access to more public funding options and giving the film recognition as a national production in both countries.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of treaty
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  • The pact, set up earlier this year, is meant to coordinate defense and security cooperation among the three.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The two firms had announced their partnership in 2021, after the Japanese company's pact with another Indian company, Future Retail, was terminated.
    — Priyanka Salve,Jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of pact
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  • But buyers balked at the price tag, and it was eventually auctioned off over the summer to PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel for the relative bargain of $130 million.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Even major battlefield setbacks may not push the group towards compromise if its leadership believes any concessions should be part of a broader regional bargain.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of bargain
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  • The lawsuit alleges DraftKings operates a sports book in violation of the gaming compact between the Tribe and the state inked in 2021, which provides the Tribe a monopoly on sports betting in Florida.
    — Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Any harm was downstream, but the river was part of an interstate system governed by a compact between sovereigns.
    — Gale Norton, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
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