signatory

American  

[sig-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈsɪg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

1. having signed, or joined in signing, a document.

   the signatory powers to a treaty.

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noun

plural

signatories

1. a signer, or one of the signers, of a document.

   France and Holland were among the signatories of the treaty.

signatory British  

/ ˈsɪɡnətərɪ, -trɪ /

noun

1. a person who has signed a document such as a treaty or contract or an organization, state, etc, on whose behalf such a document has been signed

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adjective

1. having signed a document, treaty, etc

Other Word Forms

• nonsignatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of signatory

1640–50, in earlier sense “used in affixing seals”; 1860–65 signatory for def. 2; < Latin signātōrius of, belonging to sealing, equivalent to signā ( re ) to mark, seal ( sign ) + -tōrius -tory ¹

Example Sentences

Brazil is a signatory to the 2014 Nagoya Protocol, an international treaty on sharing benefits from genetic resources.

From Barron's

The signatories added there was "no legitimate reason" to block Burnham and asked for Labour's ruling National Executive Committee to "re-evaluate" the decision.

From BBC

The agreement was signed at the Asian Financial Forum held in Hong Kong, with signatories including chairman of the Shanghai Gold Exchange Yu Wenjian and deputy governor of the People's Bank of China Zou Lan.

From Barron's

Cooper told the BBC the UK had been invited to join the board but "won't be one of the signatories today" at a planned ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

From BBC

The chairman of Denmark’s central bank and the governors of the central banks of Norway, Australia, South Korea, and Brazil were the other five signatories.

From Barron's

Related Words

• autograph
• identification
• ink
• name
• seal
• stamp
• trademark