as in pact
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 treaty
Pakistan said the treaty was binding and contained no provision for unilateral suspension.
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Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Following the attack, India announced the suspension of a decades-old water treaty with Pakistan.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Brokered by the World Bank in 1960, the treaty has allowed the two countries to share the waters of river system, and is vital for agriculture.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Since at least the end of World War II, Washington has generally opposed states’ attempts to change international boundaries by force as a matter of principle—one that is enshrined in treaties with Japan and the Philippines and in law regarding Taiwan.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Following the attack, India announced the suspension of a decades-old water treaty with Pakistan.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Brokered by the World Bank in 1960, the treaty has allowed the two countries to share the waters of river system, and is vital for agriculture.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Since at least the end of World War II, Washington has generally opposed states’ attempts to change international boundaries by force as a matter of principle—one that is enshrined in treaties with Japan and the Philippines and in law regarding Taiwan.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaty
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The leaders signed new pacts covering railways, trade, security, and technology, including plans for a Kenyan consulate in Guangzhou.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The company also struck a new distribution pact with DirecTV and expanded its portfolio of sports rights, securing the rights to broadcast the Olympics in Mexico through 2032.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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The most straightforward would be amending the Constitution, either by a two-thirds vote in Congress or by two-thirds of U.S. states agreeing to call a constitutional convention to propose the changes.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan had just finished speaking at a union convention and was emerging from the hotel when he was struck by a bullet from would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. .—
Major Garrett,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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On the first day of his second term, Trump issued executive orders to withdraw from the UN Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization and imposed a 90-day pause on all delivery of U.S. foreign aid.—
Ngaire Woods,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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That years-long dispute eventually ended in 2020, when Trump signed the Phase-1 trade accord that mandated Beijing to purchase tens of billions of dollars in additional U.S. products (Beijing didn't keep to the terms, due in part to the global COVID-19 pandemic).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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