pact
an agreement, covenant, or compact: We made a pact not to argue any more.
an agreement or treaty between two or more nations: a pact between Germany and Italy.
Origin of pact
1Words that may be confused with pact
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How to use pact in a sentence
We need aggressive government policies and trade pacts to push or pull clean technologies into the marketplace and support the development of the tools we don’t yet have or are far too expensive today.
The pandemic taught us how not to deal with climate change | James Temple | January 1, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewKenya’s Building Bridges Initiative, which seeks sweeping amendments to the 2010 Constitution, is driven by a pact between president Uhuru Kenyatta and a seasoned opposition stalwart turned government ally, Raila Odinga.
Kenyans should reject the latest round of proposed constitutional changes | Westen K Shilaho | December 7, 2020 | QuartzWe made a pact to one another from the start that we would not skimp on any ingredients, which is something that happens too often in the industry.
The skin care brand striving to make medical-grade topicals both more luxe and accessible | Rachel King | November 29, 2020 | FortuneThe new pact does not include India, Asia’s second-largest economy.
15 countries signed the world’s biggest trade deal—but China is the clear winner | Naomi Xu Elegant | November 16, 2020 | FortuneOn Wednesday, the United States is set to become the only nation to officially withdraw from an international pact aimed at slowing climate change.
The U.S. will leave the Paris climate accord on Nov. 4. But voters will decide for how long. | Steven Mufson, Brady Dennis | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post
The pact covered two months, September and October, but “may be extended by the parties,” the filing states.
Exclusive: Did This Manhattan Firm Help Shield a Russian Fund From Sanctions? | Bill Conroy | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the same time, the Warsaw pact threat was disintegrating.
How the Pentagon Strangles Its Most Advanced Stealth Warplanes | Bill Sweetman | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe British, he said, were too weak to survive and would have to settle for a pact with Hitler.
Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’ | Clive Irving | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCheck out the app pact, in which a community of fellow users will literally pay you to stick to your schedule.
4 Science-Backed Ways to Motivate Yourself to Work Out | DailyBurn | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen you reach your goal, you get paid out of a common pool funded by yourself and other pact-breakers.
4 Science-Backed Ways to Motivate Yourself to Work Out | DailyBurn | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Federal pact of 1815 had undone Napoleon's comparatively liberal constitution.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingThere was no majestic vision of a people rising in its own spontaneous might and deciding its destinies in a great national pact.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton King"A pact, my brother," said the man in the hunting-suit, extending his hand.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsThe conditions which existed before the pact of Konopisht were no more.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsBut in spite of this appeal and of a pact signed with the blood of the writer, no Satanic apparitions were forthcoming.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. Webster
British Dictionary definitions for pact
/ (pækt) /
an agreement or compact between two or more parties, nations, etc, for mutual advantage
Origin of pact
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