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Recent Examples of concordat
The country signed a concordat, or agreement, with the Vatican in 1954 making Catholicism the state religion, though the constitution allows freedom of worship.
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Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
30 Aug. 2025
One poll showed that 78% of respondents across France supported abrogation of the 1801 concordat in Alsace-Moselle.
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Noemie Bisserbe,
WSJ,
22 June 2021
After the fall of communism in 1989, Poland signed several concordats to hand back communal lands that had been seized, including one with the Jewish community, which lodged more than 5,000 claims.
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Loveday Morris,
Washington Post,
31 Aug. 2019
Since the concordat was launched, public support for animal research has stabilized in the United Kingdom, although showing cause and effect is difficult.
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Meredith Wadman,
Science | AAAS,
14 July 2017
Carmen Sesin,
NBC news,
30 Aug. 2025
One poll showed that 78% of respondents across France supported abrogation of the 1801 concordat in Alsace-Moselle.
—
Noemie Bisserbe,
WSJ,
22 June 2021
After the fall of communism in 1989, Poland signed several concordats to hand back communal lands that had been seized, including one with the Jewish community, which lodged more than 5,000 claims.
—
Loveday Morris,
Washington Post,
31 Aug. 2019
Since the concordat was launched, public support for animal research has stabilized in the United Kingdom, although showing cause and effect is difficult.
—
Meredith Wadman,
Science | AAAS,
14 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concordat
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Each summit is meant to showcase the commitment to collective security — the all-for-one, one-for-all pledge enshrined in Article 5 of NATO’s treaty.
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The decision, which was widely anticipated, does not end the pact immediately, but rather kicks off a decade-long annual review process for the three countries to negotiate on the treaty until the USMCA officially expires in 2036.
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Hezbollah was not included in the negotiations over the pact.
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Under the pact, Point Grey will have a first look at new projects McAtee is producing.
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Home prices in the nation are falling, making way for potential bargains—but only the wealthiest foreigners can afford to move there.
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Some of that advantage comes from a bargain few would defend out loud.
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Without that compact, telemetry proliferates faster than accountability, and the program becomes another dashboard rather than an operational discipline.
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What happened that day was the creation of a federal compact.
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“Concordat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concordat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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