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treaties

NOUN

agreement, contract

Synonyms

STRONG

accord alliance arrangement bargain bond cartel charter compact concord concordat convention covenant deal entente league negotiation pact reconciliation sanction settlement understanding

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonism disagreement discord misunderstanding refusal

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately for them, the head of the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, that is regarded as the guardian of the treaties, said she was flummoxed.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

That would be based on the argument that the power to terminate treaties is an exclusive presidential power that cannot be limited by Congress.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Some estimates also place the acreage in the unratified treaties closer to 8.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

There was some validity to this charge, but nearly all treaties have expiration dates or clauses allowing one country or another to withdraw from the deal.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

Historians Vine Deloria Jr. and Raymond J. DeMallie note that traditionally when Indigenous nations entered into treaties, they considered peace to be more than an end to the fighting.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz