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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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Soccer star Gary Lineker, actors Riz Ahmed, Khalid Abdalla, Miriam Margolyes and director Mike Leigh are among the 800+ signatories of an open letter published by Artists for Palestine U.K. on Wednesday.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
But where is that box, and the key, and who is the signatory?
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The letter’s signatories are Reps. Zoe Lofgren, the top Democrat on the HouseScience, Space and Technology Committee; Valerie Foushee, the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics; and Emilia Sykes, ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
The Brutalist was a non-DGA signatory production, shot in Europe with non-DGA crews over 33 days in Hungary during Covid.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
But where is that box, and the key, and who is the signatory?
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The letter’s signatories are Reps. Zoe Lofgren, the top Democrat on the HouseScience, Space and Technology Committee; Valerie Foushee, the ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics; and Emilia Sykes, ranking member on the House Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
The Brutalist was a non-DGA signatory production, shot in Europe with non-DGA crews over 33 days in Hungary during Covid.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Signatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signatory. Accessed 4 Mar. 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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