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
The United States can do anything militarily in Greenland, including placing troops and building bases, under an already-existing treaty with the owner, Denmark.
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
Importantly, a 1951 treaty allows the United States unfettered military access to Greenland to bolster its security.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
But the true intent of the legislation was to allow the state to steal Indian land and escape treaty obligations.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
The sprawling network of alliances, treaties, and foreign-assistance programs that the U.S. built at the end of the Second World War is being radically altered or simply discarded.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
Importantly, a 1951 treaty allows the United States unfettered military access to Greenland to bolster its security.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
But the true intent of the legislation was to allow the state to steal Indian land and escape treaty obligations.
—David Treuer, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
The sprawling network of alliances, treaties, and foreign-assistance programs that the U.S. built at the end of the Second World War is being radically altered or simply discarded.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaty
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Ricardo Sheffield, a prominent Morena senator who was previously a member of the center-right National Action Party, has called for a review of oil pacts with Cuba.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Policy changes that Northwestern agreed to included terminating the Deering Meadow Agreement, a 2024 pact with demonstrators under which the university had, among other things, provided temporary space for two Middle Eastern and Muslim student groups.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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Developers like Ozdemir are betting that Indianapolis will continue to be a convention powerhouse, especially with the new Signia Hotel that will open the door to hosting two conventions at once.—
Shari Rudavsky,
IndyStar,
11 Jan. 2026
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The two recently returned from the annual convention in Nashville, Tenn.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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Even as geopolitical alliances have been strained, the accords still stand—at least for now.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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As a result of the sweeping rally across emerging markets, bonds prices are increasingly moving on their own accord, instead of in-line with the US.—
Srinivasan Sivabalan,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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