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substantive agreements

British  
/ səbˈstæntiv /

plural noun

  1. collective agreements that regulate jobs, pay, and conditions

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However, in the U.S., those substantive agreements were overshadowed by Harris’ comments in Guatemala, where she starkly told would-be migrants: “do not come.”

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2021

The annual talks, now in their fifth year, have yielded few substantive agreements, in part because relations have grown more complex with China's increasing military, diplomatic and economic clout.

From Reuters • Jul. 9, 2014

However, the annual talks have yielded few substantive agreements.

From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2014

It remained for Secretary of State Dean Rusk to make the point that President Johnson's peace offensive is based not on rigid proposals but on wide-ranging probes for areas where substantive agreements are possible.

From Time Magazine Archive

He still felt that summit meetings without a probability of substantive agreements ought to be avoided, since they only "create euphoria."

From Time Magazine Archive