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
  • North ⁠Korea has cast its deployment as assistance to a treaty partner.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Without an extradition treaty between the United States and Laos, authorities in Laos took him into custody for immigration violations.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of treaty
Noun
  • Following the success of this year’s War Machine, Netflix and Alan Ritchson are making long-term plans under a new first-look feature deal while also revving engines on their first project under the pact.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The prospect of labor strife looms over the rest of this Padres/MLB season, what with the labor pact due to expire in December and both sides already drawing bright red lines in public statements.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of pact
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  • Despite Rodri's recent World Cup success and peak form, Real Madrid's President Florentino Perez seeks a bargain.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • At this point, most of these deals would have to be bargains, because cap space is pretty much all used up.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bargain
Noun
  • The Fathom is the first product built on what Ford calls the Universal Electric Vehicle platform, which will be the basic architecture for producing multiple upcoming electric cars, from compacts to vans, Bergg said.
    — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Per the system’s multi-year compact with the state, the UC must increase California undergraduate enrollment by at least 1 percent annually to receive state funding increases.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of compact

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