Thesaurus results for PACT

pact

noun

ˈpakt

Definition of pact

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 The pact was first announced in 2022, and Akin says the two parties remain in business. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 More changes are coming to Disney‘s top TV ranks as Eric Schrier moves from his role as head of international originals to a production pact amid the larger shakeup of Disney TV leadership. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 The pact is known as the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 The new pact is on par with Reid and Harbaugh, according to multiple people. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pact

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On Wednesday, von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU's first associate member -- a status that does not currently exist in the bloc's treaties and would have to be created.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Associate membership doesn't currently exist as a formal category under EU treaties, and any such arrangement would need to be created and ratified by member states.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of treaty

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After a group of civil rights groups sued Cooper’s gubernatorial administration in 2020 over COVID-19 infection risks, a North Carolina Superior Court judge ordered the two sides to reach an agreement.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026
Under the new agreement, Google will receive environmental attribute certificates (EACs) from a portion (up to 91,000 metric tons) of the steel produced in Stegra’s first year of production.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026