as in pacts
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans
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Recent Examples of treaties
Yes, the more nuclear treaties the better.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
This week, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, the figurehead of the surging populist right in the UK, pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and withdraw the country from international human rights treaties.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Unless national law allows for enforcement of these opinion or treaties through their courts, success will be difficult.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Any moves toward joining NATO would also raise legal questions about the country's ability to alter its non-aligned status without breaching post-World War II treaties.
—Amanda Castro
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Formal treaties, ratified by each country's law-making body, are required to make such accords permanent.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
But Reagan met with Soviet/Russian leader Michail Gorbachev five times, signing nuclear arms control treaties and winding down the Cold War.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
The United States is not party to the treaties governing the ICC.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
On foreign policy, Quiroga promised to break relations with Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua until those countries abide by inter-American democracy treaties and hold free elections.
—Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
This week, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, the figurehead of the surging populist right in the UK, pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and withdraw the country from international human rights treaties.
—Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Unless national law allows for enforcement of these opinion or treaties through their courts, success will be difficult.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Any moves toward joining NATO would also raise legal questions about the country's ability to alter its non-aligned status without breaching post-World War II treaties.
—Amanda Castro
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Formal treaties, ratified by each country's law-making body, are required to make such accords permanent.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
But Reagan met with Soviet/Russian leader Michail Gorbachev five times, signing nuclear arms control treaties and winding down the Cold War.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
The United States is not party to the treaties governing the ICC.
—Tamara Keith, NPR, 16 Aug. 2025
On foreign policy, Quiroga promised to break relations with Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua until those countries abide by inter-American democracy treaties and hold free elections.
—Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaties
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Shorter than a typical first-look deal, the mini pacts usually cover the development of a couple of projects and expire when either the set number of scripts have been completed or the deal’s term has come to an end — whatever comes first.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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So despite industry complaints that surfaced during the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of a group of rival upstarts that have struck a series of measurement pacts with advertisers, media agencies and TV companies, Nielsen’s work remains the sector standard.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Under Vamosy, the agency challenges conventions, pushes boundaries, and sets a new standard for how brands interact with the world.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Subianto reiterated that his government respects freedom of expression as guaranteed in Indonesia’s constitution and international conventions.—
Niniek Karmini,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Mexico agreed to expand cooperation with Washington, and Ecuador hopes to finalize new security accords during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s tour of the region.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Labor law accords wide discretion in formation of bargaining units, but sometimes too many options make a decision more difficult.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Treaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaties. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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