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most-favored-nation clause

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noun

  1. a clause in a commercial treaty or contract by which each signatory agrees to give the other the same treatment that is or will be accorded any other nation.


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France said the EU also approved a declaration to the World Trade Organization to suspend the most-favored-nation clause for Russia that would withdraw its special treatment throughout the bloc.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022

Ms. Reidy, displaying occasional flashes of impatience and sarcasm during several hours of testimony, repeatedly deflected the government’s suggestion that the most-favored-nation clause imposed the agency model on other retailers.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2013

They cite the "most-favored-nation" clause, which requires member airlines to offer Orbitz every low fare they negotiate with others.

From Time Magazine Archive

Germany has derived, and continues to derive, great advantages from the most-favored-nation clause which she compelled France to insert in the Treaty of Frankfurt....

From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Angell, Norman

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