treaties

plural of treaty
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 If that was secured, then full Arab participation in Israeli democracy would surely be a basis for future agreements, treaties and productive changes in the entire region. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Federal agents negotiated treaties in the 1850s with more than 130 Indigenous communities in the new state of California, setting aside roughly 7% of the state for reservations. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The president leads the armed forces and can veto legislation, signs international treaties and appoints ambassadors. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Its treaties and agreements focus on preserving the peaceful, safe, and sustainable use of outer space, preventing collisions, managing space debris, and ensuring responsible operations. — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Another issue, which is present in all international laws, is treaty reservations, which allow governments to effectively ratify treaties while opting out of certain parts of them. — Mary Lind, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 The parties have met twice since and still have not settled on how existing treaties should govern the technique. — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 International funding, Patil says, means long waits, complicated contracts and co-production treaties, and Indian filmmakers end up chasing the same grants as professionals from wealthier countries. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 In a warning, the panel said the sector will remain vulnerable until Haiti accedes to international treaties regulating the trade. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Washington has supplemented these multilateral initiatives with bilateral defense production agreements, including pacts with Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to partner on critical defense systems, missile production, and shipbuilding.
    — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Under the co-exclusive pacts, all five seasons of Orphan Black are now available to stream on HBO Max and Peacock.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Unlike consumer-facing creator conventions, Paris Creator Week is positioning itself as a B2B gathering where creators, media execs, platforms, brands, agencies and investors can explore partnerships and new business models.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Lloyd and Fox have reunited at many fan conventions in the years since.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026
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  • Next week, the women head to Bethany Beach, Wendy and Stacey’s on-again/off-again dynamic kicks back up, and the Eileen Davidson accords are finally lifted.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Israeli settlers in the West Bank, whose numbers have more than doubled since the Oslo accords were signed, have been attacking Palestinians with alarming frequency.
    — Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

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“Treaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaties. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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