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 Some reforms do not require a change to the EU’s treaty. Josep Borrell Fontelles, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2025 The issue has further strained ties with the U.S. defense treaty ally, already tense due to the long-running South China Sea dispute. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 Any nation joining this campaign that is also a signatory to the NPT would have to withdraw from that treaty, Bollfrass says. Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 Ukraine was one of roughly 160 countries that had agreed to the treaty, though Russia never did. Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for treaty
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Not everybody can get here or get to [another anime] convention, but everybody can get to a theater.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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