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A signatory puts his or her signature on a document that is also signed by others. In 1215 the English barons revolted against King John and forced him to join them as a signatory to the Magna Carta. This agreement stated the barons' own duties to the King but also assigned the barons clear rights and limited the King's power over them. Though the Magna Carta did nothing for the common people, it's often been called the first step toward democracy in the English-speaking countries.
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a signatory of the Declaration of Independence
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Trump accused the signatories of coordinating with the Biden campaign to discredit the Post's reporting in the closing weeks of the 2020 presidential campaign, according to the Executive Order released late Monday by the new Trump White House.
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Finland follows Liechtenstein, Thailand, Panama and Austria as the most recent in a growing list of international signatories.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Current signatories have thus far resisted the pressure to let Beijing in, largely based on the hope that the United States may eventually shake off its trade-deal paranoia and join.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The signatories include faculty members from public health schools at prestigious universities like Harvard, Yale and Emory.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Finland follows Liechtenstein, Thailand, Panama and Austria as the most recent in a growing list of international signatories.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Current signatories have thus far resisted the pressure to let Beijing in, largely based on the hope that the United States may eventually shake off its trade-deal paranoia and join.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The signatories include faculty members from public health schools at prestigious universities like Harvard, Yale and Emory.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Signatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signatory. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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signatory
noun
sig·na·to·ry
ˈsig-nə-ˌtōr-ē 
plural signatories
: a signer with another or others
signatories to a petition
especially
: a government bound with others by a signed convention
signatory
adjective
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