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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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Iraq, North Korea, and Iran, all signatories of the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, concealed their nuclear weapons ambitions behind a 'peaceful' nuclear program.
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Thomas Bass
author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The signatories also asked Biden to instruct the Office of Foreign Assets Control to guide financial institutions on how to serve qualified Cuban nationals without stepping astride of U.S. sanctions.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The signatory trade groups include powerful industry associations such as the American Chemistry Council and the American Forest and Paper Assn., as well as smaller ones such as the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance and National Lime Assn.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The signatories announced new goals for the partnership with a key initiative to send zero waste to landfill by 2030 for LVMH and Chalhoub Group, and a 50 percent reduction in waste sent to landfill by the other partners.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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Thomas Bass
author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The signatories also asked Biden to instruct the Office of Foreign Assets Control to guide financial institutions on how to serve qualified Cuban nationals without stepping astride of U.S. sanctions.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The signatory trade groups include powerful industry associations such as the American Chemistry Council and the American Forest and Paper Assn., as well as smaller ones such as the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance and National Lime Assn.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The signatories announced new goals for the partnership with a key initiative to send zero waste to landfill by 2030 for LVMH and Chalhoub Group, and a 50 percent reduction in waste sent to landfill by the other partners.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Signatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signatory. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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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