articles of agreement

American  

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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Example Sentences

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

I've got an idea we can change the articles of agreement so that the process can finally become public property at the end of another fifty years instead of only after our deaths.

From The Trap by Curtis, Betsy