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pact

noun

ˈpakt

as in treaty

a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples a pact between the two small nations to defend one another in case of attack

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as in agreement

an arrangement about action to be taken they made a pact to meet every week at the same time

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Recent Examples of pact Brown told reporters the agreement with New Zealand didn’t affect his country’s other pacts. —

ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 But that pact came without the protection of a no-trade clause, and as the Cubs sputtered to a second consecutive 83-win, playoff-less season, the idea of trading a controllable second baseman with the ability to play shortstop to upgrade the roster wasn’t too far-fetched. —

Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 The labor pact is set to expire in December. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Ukraine signed 10-year security pacts with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with a UAE agreement expected soon, expanding Kyiv’s Middle Eastern defense partnerships. —

Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pact

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This provision of the treaty had its detractors among Americans, though—specifically, those who were unhappy with the United States absorbing a considerable number of Roman Catholics, many of whom were not of exclusively European descent.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
The 1975 Biological Weapons Convention, an international treaty prohibiting the production and use of bioweapons, contains no provisions for AI.

— Stephen D. Turner, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026