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
Haudenosaunee laws and treaties, including Gayanashagowa, were communicated for centuries through wampum belts adorned with quahog shells.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Under the Medicine Lodge treaties of 1867, the Southern Arapaho and Southern Cheyenne went to reservations in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Or to put it another way, the nation states, treaties, and climate summits make up the globe, while climate modeling and evolution and the periodic table of elements and carbon cycle are what define the planet.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
While defending the defense agreements, parliament defense committee chair Nelson Koech said Kenya's treaties with advanced militaries provide training and intelligence-sharing opportunities that will make its defense stronger.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Instead, aid may foster a form of international cooperation that does not depend on treaties or direct reciprocity between nations but emerges from ordinary people’s willingness to pass on goodwill.
—Jb Bae, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
What Villars told me is that the ocean economy is entering a phase of decentralized and cross-sector collaboration, instead of grand inter-governmental treaties.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Mexican officials said existing bilateral treaties mandate strict confidentiality.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
On top of this, Australia has a range of excellent co-production treaties and incentives that invite international collaboration.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Under the Medicine Lodge treaties of 1867, the Southern Arapaho and Southern Cheyenne went to reservations in Indian Territory, now Oklahoma.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Or to put it another way, the nation states, treaties, and climate summits make up the globe, while climate modeling and evolution and the periodic table of elements and carbon cycle are what define the planet.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
While defending the defense agreements, parliament defense committee chair Nelson Koech said Kenya's treaties with advanced militaries provide training and intelligence-sharing opportunities that will make its defense stronger.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Instead, aid may foster a form of international cooperation that does not depend on treaties or direct reciprocity between nations but emerges from ordinary people’s willingness to pass on goodwill.
—Jb Bae, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
What Villars told me is that the ocean economy is entering a phase of decentralized and cross-sector collaboration, instead of grand inter-governmental treaties.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Mexican officials said existing bilateral treaties mandate strict confidentiality.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
On top of this, Australia has a range of excellent co-production treaties and incentives that invite international collaboration.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaties
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Truwit has struck sponsorship pacts with such blue-chip brands as Nike, and is on the corporate speaking tour for such heavyweights as Amazon, Merck and Bank of America.—
William Earl,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Pickett and Grier are signed to one-year pacts.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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The film charts how Suzuki redefined postwar Japanese cinema by defying the conventions of the studio system, forging a style built on garish pop-art imagery and aggressive formal experimentation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Convention and government facilities The city is proposing another $100 million bond to finance capital improvement projects for city conventions facilities and other government buildings.—
Dylan Lysen
May 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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The initial accords, which were mediated by the US, were signed on 15 September 2020.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
15 May 2026
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Without academic excellence, social-justice education accords marginalized children neither education nor justice.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Treaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaties. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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