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articles of agreement

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noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a contract between the captain of a ship and a crew member regarding stipulations of a voyage, signed prior to and upon termination of a voyage.


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If China were to attain a higher quota than the US, for example, the Fund’s articles of agreement would require it to move its headquarters from Washington, DC, to Beijing.

From The Guardian May 29, 2020

Lou was speaking at a ceremony in Beijing at which delegates from 57 countries will sign articles of agreement on the founding of the China-backed AIIB.

From Reuters Jun. 28, 2015

Such a plan would necessitate revision of the IMF's articles of agreement and ratification by three-fifths of its member countries, a process that would take a year or more.

From Time Magazine Archive

Written into the IMF articles of agreement, and binding upon its 111 member nations, is a proviso that no country may devalue its currency without IMF permission.

From Time Magazine Archive

This angry menace brought the queen to terms, and articles of agreement satisfactory to Sardinia were signed.

From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

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