articles of agreement

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a contract between the captain of a ship and a crew member regarding stipulations of a voyage, signed prior to and upon termination of a voyage.

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Example Sentences

If China were to attain a higher quota than the US, for example, the Fund’s articles of agreement would require it to move its headquarters from Washington, DC, to Beijing.

From The Guardian • May 29, 2020

Lou was speaking at a ceremony in Beijing at which delegates from 57 countries will sign articles of agreement on the founding of the China-backed AIIB.

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2015

Dr. Knubel admitted he could swallow the articles of agreement only by "gulping."

From Time Magazine Archive

Such a plan would necessitate revision of the IMF's articles of agreement and ratification by three-fifths of its member countries, a process that would take a year or more.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their articles of agreement were signed, on the 6th of November, 1786, by more than a hundred ladies belonging to the first families in the city.

From The Olden Time Series: Vol. 2: The Days of the Spinning-Wheel in New England Gleanings Chiefly from old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts by Various