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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.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
But along those same lines, sources say, Disney was encountering roadblocks in getting the OK from voice actors for the Sora pact.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
Becerra, Thurmond, Villaraigosa and Yee have reportedly formed an informal pact not to participate in any debate that does not include all of them, which Yee referenced in a Tuesday afternoon news conference.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content at HBO Max, unveiled the pact with Corral on Tuesday at television festival Series Mania in Lille, France.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pact. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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nounMiddle English pact "agreement," from early French pact (same meaning), from Latin pactum (same meaning), derived from pacisci "to agree, contract"
