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comity of nations

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noun

  1. the friendly recognition accorded by one nation to the laws and usages of another

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Each had made the people of this doubly landlocked country — one of only two, the other being Liechtenstein — of 34 million part of a greater world, a cosmopolis, a comity of nations.

From New York Times May 11, 2020

Finally there was a question of leadership in the comity of nations.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry in 1853 successfully "urged Japan to join the modern comity of nations."

From Time Magazine Archive

No such thing being yet in sight, he calmly continued the ordeal which Japan must undergo before she can re-enter the comity of nations.

From Time Magazine Archive

He claimed no rights for Britain that he would deny Germany or any other country in the comity of nations.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis

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