pact

noun

ˈpakt

: compact entry 4

especially : an international treaty

Example Sentences

We supported a peace pact between the two countries. They made a pact to go to the gym together three times a week.

Recent Examples on the Web Financial terms of the deal were not revealed, though sources note the pact is again worth in the mid-eight-figure range. —

Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2023 My pact with both women was to be the Hedge Against Violence. —

Han Ong, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023 The new pact that replaced Mérida is very much on López Obrador’s terms. —

Tim Golden, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2022 Such a pact would be the most consequential environmental treaty in years, on par with 2015's Paris Agreement on climate change. —

Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 7 Dec. 2022 The pact for Artists Equity is a big swing for RedBird at a pure-play content venture. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Nov. 2022 But is there a Fasutian pact, a threat to the very soul, in this scramble to become part of the one percent? —

A.a. Dowd, Chron, 27 Jan. 2023 In 2021 Miami-Dade officials negotiated what was to be a 19-year, $135 million naming rights pact with FTX. —

Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2023 And so begins the long road to negotiating what is expected to be yet another mammoth sports-rights pact between a major league and a bevy of media companies. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022 See More

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释义	pact noun ˈpakt : compact entry 4 especially : an international treaty Did you know? Pact has "peace" at its root because a pact often ends a period of unfriendly relations. The word is generally used in the field of international relations, where diplomats may speak of an "arms pact", a "trade pact", or a "fishing-rights pact". But it may also be used for any solemn agreement or promise between two people; after all, whenever two parties shake hands on a deal, they're not about to go to war with each other. Synonyms accord alliance compact convention covenant treaty See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We supported a peace pact between the two countries. They made a pact to go to the gym together three times a week. Recent Examples on the Web Financial terms of the deal were not revealed, though sources note the pact is again worth in the mid-eight-figure range. —Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2023 My pact with both women was to be the Hedge Against Violence. —Han Ong, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023 The new pact that replaced Mérida is very much on López Obrador’s terms. —Tim Golden, ProPublica, 8 Dec. 2022 Such a pact would be the most consequential environmental treaty in years, on par with 2015's Paris Agreement on climate change. —Aurora Almendral, Quartz, 7 Dec. 2022 The pact for Artists Equity is a big swing for RedBird at a pure-play content venture. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 Nov. 2022 But is there a Fasutian pact, a threat to the very soul, in this scramble to become part of the one percent? —A.a. Dowd, Chron, 27 Jan. 2023 In 2021 Miami-Dade officials negotiated what was to be a 19-year, $135 million naming rights pact with FTX. —Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2023 And so begins the long road to negotiating what is expected to be yet another mammoth sports-rights pact between a major league and a bevy of media companies. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin pactum, from neuter of pactus, past participle of pacisci to agree, contract; akin to Old English fōn to seize, Latin pax peace, pangere to fix, fasten, Greek pēgnynai First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing pact nonaggression pact/treaty suicide pact nonaggression treaty/pact nonaggression pact/treaty suicide pact nonaggression treaty/pact Kids Definition pact noun ˈpakt : agreement sense 2 especially : a treaty between countries pacts noun plural of pact 1 as in treaties a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples a pact between the two small nations to defend one another in case of attack Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance treaties alliances accords conventions compacts covenants contracts deals settlements ententes understandings bargains charters concords bonds entente cordiales projets 2 as in agreements an arrangement about action to be taken they made a pact to meet every week at the same time Synonyms & Similar Words agreements conventions contracts promises deals understandings settlements compacts treaties covenants bargains accords pledges associations partnerships alliances dispositions charters binders ententes approvals consents leagues acceptances assents concurrences okays entente cordiales OKs
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