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 list of eligible countries includes those as diverse as Albania to Togo, but a complete list of treaty countries can be found on the website of the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
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Sophie Alcorn, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Its proponent, David Seymour, argued parliament needed to define the principles of the treaty because definitions currently only existed in a series of court rulings made over decades – rather than in an act of parliament.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
As of October 2024, however, the U.K. has begun finalizing a treaty with Mauritius that would cede control of the islands while retaining a joint 99-year lease with the U.S. for Diego Garcia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Egypt considered Israel to have breached the limits of military presence near areas demilitarized under the treaty, raising tensions.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Alcorn, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Its proponent, David Seymour, argued parliament needed to define the principles of the treaty because definitions currently only existed in a series of court rulings made over decades – rather than in an act of parliament.
—Todd Symons, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
As of October 2024, however, the U.K. has begun finalizing a treaty with Mauritius that would cede control of the islands while retaining a joint 99-year lease with the U.S. for Diego Garcia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Egypt considered Israel to have breached the limits of military presence near areas demilitarized under the treaty, raising tensions.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaty
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As part of the pact, Korine will also serve on the jury at Runway’s AI Film Festival that will take place at New York’s Alice Tully Hall and L.A.’s The Broad Stage Theater this June.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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That came after the British government’s rejection, on April 1, of an attempt by Europe to make London’s participation in a defense pact conditional on its readiness to allow EU fishing boats into British waters.—
Colette Davidson,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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For a generation of music-and-fashion obsessives, Williams, 52, is revered as the original hip-hop eccentric: highly expressive, unapologetically audacious, unafraid to flout menswear conventions, especially the hypermasculine tropes ascribed to rap music.—
Chioma Nnadi,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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And while in many categories a Super Bowl ad is no proof of the entrepreneurial, in January, Horwood and her team broke company and category conventions with a campaign to raise awareness and drive screenings for breast cancer.—
Seth Matlins,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, had said the accord was proving effective.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Today’s official kick-off follows the signing of an accord by representatives of the European Union’s European Investment Fund (EIF) in Paris on Friday committing €25M ($28.5M) to the fund.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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