entente
noun
an arrangement or understanding between two or more nations agreeing to follow a particular policy with regard to affairs of international concern.
ententes
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pluralof entente.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And when he spoke the familiar phrases about shared sacrifices, and common values, and ententes, it mattered not a jot that the phrases were familiar and overworked.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
"He is not getting what he wants from the other side," Sager added, saying Saudi Arabia's ententes with regional foes were based on Riyadh's approach to regional security.
From Reuters ● May 24, 2023
Here is how ententes in the region are playing out.
From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023
"As ententes go this was not madly cordiale," says Independent sketch writer Donald Macintyre.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2014
We were not to be made a buffer between alliances and ententes.
From From Isolation to Leadership, Revised A Review of American Foreign Policy by John Holladay Latane
