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 two countries are bound by a 2024 mutual defence treaty and both face heavy international sanctions - Russia for its war in Ukraine and North Korea for its nuclear weapons programme.
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USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
North Korea is also China’s only formal ally, with a mutual defense treaty signed in 1961.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Alliances involved formal treaty commitments built on the foundation of a mutual defense guarantee.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
In most cases, there's a treaty between two countries to deal with tax issues.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
North Korea is also China’s only formal ally, with a mutual defense treaty signed in 1961.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Alliances involved formal treaty commitments built on the foundation of a mutual defense guarantee.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2025
In most cases, there's a treaty between two countries to deal with tax issues.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaty
Noun
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Murray had a rather rough year in his first season after inking the new pact, appearing in just 11 contests that year while totaling 14 passing touchdowns and seven picks.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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As part of his campaign platform, McGregor has opposed a European Union migration pact that would more evenly distribute the processing of asylum seekers across the bloc.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And one of these, for those of us accustomed to British conventions but who follow the game in continental Europe, is the simple passage of time.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Virgo has Steal Away begin as a feminist drama that eventually breaks conventions by morphing into something of a horror film, with even a pinch of the supernatural.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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The events culminated in the 2016 signing of Colombia’s peace accord, for which Gurudev received Colombia’s highest civilian honor in recognition of his role.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Mexico agreed to expand cooperation with Washington, and Ecuador hopes to finalize new security accords during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s tour of the region.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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