as in pacts
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans
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Recent Examples of treaties
We have long been taught that energy security is a matter of geography, defined by who owns the land, who controls the straits, and who signs the treaties.
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Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Undergoing demographic changes After Minnesota gained statehood in 1858, a series of broken treaties, armed conflicts and several laws forced Indigenous people onto reservations, opening up large swathes of land for white settlement.
—Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Kallas said reneging on that goes against EU treaties.
—Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Executives also hoped the approach might eventually serve as a blueprint for binding national regulations or even international treaties, Kaplan claims.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
The president can propose treaties and alliances, but only with the approval of two-thirds of the Senate.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Kallas said reneging on that goes against the EU treaties.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
But then a senator admitted it openly Civil society groups say the High Court decree violates the country’s 1987 constitution and international anti-corruption treaties that Haiti has signed.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
There is little mention of due process or debts being paid, agreements and treaties being broken, contracts and legal boundaries being dissolved.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Undergoing demographic changes After Minnesota gained statehood in 1858, a series of broken treaties, armed conflicts and several laws forced Indigenous people onto reservations, opening up large swathes of land for white settlement.
—Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Kallas said reneging on that goes against EU treaties.
—Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Executives also hoped the approach might eventually serve as a blueprint for binding national regulations or even international treaties, Kaplan claims.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
The president can propose treaties and alliances, but only with the approval of two-thirds of the Senate.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
Kallas said reneging on that goes against the EU treaties.
—Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
But then a senator admitted it openly Civil society groups say the High Court decree violates the country’s 1987 constitution and international anti-corruption treaties that Haiti has signed.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
There is little mention of due process or debts being paid, agreements and treaties being broken, contracts and legal boundaries being dissolved.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaties
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The deal is Washington’s latest on the continent, with more than a dozen nations agreeing to similar pacts recently.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Under the American and British flags, Diego Garcia defends the Indo-Pacific region against aggressors who do not trouble their consciences about laws, pacts, or the rights of weaker nations.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Producer Fortes, founder of Fiascocrafts, also emphasizes the goal of shaking up conventions through a female lens.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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There are inexcusable attacks on civilians — on hospitals and on a girls’ school in Minab, killing dozens of children — without regard to United Nations conventions and international law.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Those accords came about in part because those countries saw working with Israel and the United States as the most effective means of stemming Iran’s hostile adventurism.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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Despite these common interests, finding a path to new accords among at least three parties, rather than two, will not be easy.—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Treaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaties. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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