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
Gunboat diplomacy would no longer give rise to valid treaty obligations.
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Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The United Nations charter has more than a hundred articles; the treaty governing the European Union has nearly three hundred and sixty.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Ominously, Iranian officials are already publicly hinting at pulling out of a key treaty – the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT – designed to monitor and prevent the global spread of nuclear weapons.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
The timing isn't ideal — both superpowers doth protest too much at a point when the major arms control deal between Washington and Moscow, the New START treaty, is set to lapse next year without a successor, while U.S. talks on a similar topic with Beijing were suspended in 2024.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The United Nations charter has more than a hundred articles; the treaty governing the European Union has nearly three hundred and sixty.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Ominously, Iranian officials are already publicly hinting at pulling out of a key treaty – the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT – designed to monitor and prevent the global spread of nuclear weapons.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
The timing isn't ideal — both superpowers doth protest too much at a point when the major arms control deal between Washington and Moscow, the New START treaty, is set to lapse next year without a successor, while U.S. talks on a similar topic with Beijing were suspended in 2024.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaty
Noun
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As next week's deadline approaches, the Trump administration has touted new trade agreements with countries including China, the U.K. and Vietnam, while the status of other pacts remains under wraps.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
3 July 2025
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The pact still requires approval by the FCC, headed by chairman Brendan Carr, who is an ally of Trump.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
2 July 2025
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The conventions were political gatherings by Black Americans that played a crucial role in advocating for civil and human rights, particularly before and during the Civil War, and into Reconstruction.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Not everybody can get here or get to [another anime] convention, but everybody can get to a theater.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 July 2025
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Broadhead ultimately chose to leave college athletics of her own accord just nine months later, for a job at the streaming service Crunchyroll.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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Many major trading partners, however, such as Japan, South Korea and the European Union, are still working to finalize their accords.—
Akayla Gardner,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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