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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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