concordat
Example Sentences
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According to McAleese’s account, Angelo Sodano, then Vatican secretary of state, “indicated he would like, and the Vatican would like, an agreement with Ireland, a concordat with Ireland”.
From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2018
Animal Research Openness Agreement, which if formalized would bind signatories to be more candid about the animal research they do, much like the U.K. concordat.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 26, 2018
The concordat was a narrow, self-protecting measure, but was seen by some as limiting the effectiveness of the church in fighting Nazism.
From US News • Sep. 24, 2015
While the constitution stipulates a separation between church and state, a 2002 concordat defined this relationship by granting the Church official recognition in Georgia and a special consultative role in the government, particularly in education.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2013
A campaign began in the papers to cancel the concordat with the Vatican.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
