ENTENTE CORDIALE Synonyms: 17 Similar Words

entente cordiale

noun

Definition of entente cordiale

as in treaty

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Recent Examples of entente cordiale The United States Tennis Association, under its former executive director, Gordon Smith, showed no interest in an entente cordiale. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 May 2023 China on its periphery’s long arc from Japan across Southeast Asia out to India and Pakistan; Russia in Eastern and Central Europe; and the Russian-Iranian-Chinese entente cordiale in the Middle East. — John Bolton, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2021 Plane spotters attending the show, which by entente cordiale alternates annually with that in Paris, will be hoping for an appearance by one of the F-35 Lightning fighters delivered recently to Britain’s air force and navy. — The Economist, 5 July 2018

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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

Definition of treaty

Noun

In the Baltics and Taiwan similar ententes with Ukraine are under way.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
But some multipolar systems have been stable and long lasting, such as the Congress of Vienna in 1815, an entente between Europe’s great powers that held for nearly a century.

— Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2025

Definition of entente

Noun

On the tour of East Asia a year ago, Liverpool had to wear the previous season’s Nike strip and delayed confirming squad numbers as the new contract with Adidas didn’t start until August 1.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
And Bobo can breathe a little easier down there, especially now with that contract in hand.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

Definition of contract

Noun

But the project has remained the topic of litigation and has already cost LAWA hundreds of millions in claim settlements.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
While preparing for a trip, he is rendered unconscious using knockout gas and awakes to find himself inside a perfect recreation of his own home, but this one is located in a mysterious settlement known as The Village.

— William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of settlement

Noun

His resulting exploration tracks the ways in which Black residents were effectively segregated, through racial covenants and redlining, and overpoliced.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Equity investors can absorb large losses without pulling the banking system into trouble, but credit adds lenders, covenants, collateral values, refinancing dates and off balance sheet structures.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of covenant

Noun

While American and other airlines rely on alliances and partnerships to expand reach, United is flying a lot of that itself.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026
The alliance continued under Chávez’s successor, Nicolás Maduro, and until this year, 75% of its oil imports came from Venezuela and Mexico.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 19 July 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

In highly specialized environments, success depends on deep contextual understanding, not broad knowledge.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
There is an understanding within the club about the anxiety caused by that first batch of emails, which were received out of the blue.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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