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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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Russia is also a signatory to the original Iran deal struck by Obama in 2015.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
Moreover, his Convergence Entertainment Group banner is not a signatory to the guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement, which covers the work of screenwriters.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
An international arbitral court issued a 2016 ruling largely dismissing China's claims, citing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which China is a signatory.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump has mused that Iran could be a signatory to the Abraham Accords, the agreement that opened up diplomatic and trade ties between Israel and some Arab countries.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2025
Moreover, his Convergence Entertainment Group banner is not a signatory to the guild’s Minimum Basic Agreement, which covers the work of screenwriters.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
An international arbitral court issued a 2016 ruling largely dismissing China's claims, citing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which China is a signatory.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump has mused that Iran could be a signatory to the Abraham Accords, the agreement that opened up diplomatic and trade ties between Israel and some Arab countries.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Signatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signatory. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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