pact
noun
an agreement, covenant, or compact.
pacts
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pluralof pact.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Open-skies agreements deregulated airline competition on international routes starting in the 1990s, leading to much cheaper airfares and more international flights from the U.S., said Clifford Winston, a Brookings Institution economist who studied the pacts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Japan has been gradually moving away from its post-World War II pacifist status -- increasing military spending, ramping up defence pacts and deploying missile launchers to its outer islands.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
But the EU, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Switzerland received some relief in line with trade pacts they previously reached with the United States.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
But these little small pacts start to snowball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
And there they are, instantly drawn into one of those pacts you’d be hard-pressed to break if you ever expect to go home and face your district.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
