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
Across sectors from heavy industry to fast fashion, corporate lobbying continues to resist reforms such as tougher building codes, plastics treaties, and textile standards.
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
These treaties established tribal reservations and secured some Indigenous rights to resources and land.
—Beth Rose Middleton Manning, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Fraternal security Gulf states have had significant internal quarrels over the years but remain bound by mutual defense treaties signed decades ago.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
But, any potential claims under international investment treaties have an uphill battle.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Yes, the more nuclear treaties the better.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 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
Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
These treaties established tribal reservations and secured some Indigenous rights to resources and land.
—Beth Rose Middleton Manning, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Fraternal security Gulf states have had significant internal quarrels over the years but remain bound by mutual defense treaties signed decades ago.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
But, any potential claims under international investment treaties have an uphill battle.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Yes, the more nuclear treaties the better.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaties
Noun
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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
Noun
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Focus your upfront energy on creating templates and naming conventions.—
Dmitrii Fadeev,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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My friend replies that unfortunately the subject is probably affiliated more closely with legal history now and therefore part of those courses, because the conventions of international law don’t seem to apply anymore.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Neither notice disclosed the terms of the accords.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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The accords, signed by Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, led to the historic 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty, the first of its kind between Israel and one of its Arab neighbors.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Treaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaties. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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