North Atlantic Treaty Organization

British  

noun

1. the full name of NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization Cultural  

1. An international organization, begun in 1949. The members have pledged to settle disputes among themselves peacefully and to defend one another against outside aggressors. The founding members of NATO are Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. Greece, Spain, Turkey, and Germany became members later. France was a founding member, but withdrew from NATO's military command in 1967. The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and its allies largely in response to the formation of NATO. Since the end of the cold war, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland have joined.

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Example Sentences

Leaders still want to preserve the existing North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

Tuesday’s attack comes a day before Sharaa is scheduled to meet with President Trump during a gathering of leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Turkey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

This week’s summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will test the resolve of leaders to preserve an iconic fixture of Western might in the face of growing mutual distrust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

Trump is set to meet with Zelensky on Wednesday at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization conference in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

The German participation would strengthen the defense of Europe without altering in any way the purely defensive character of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel