Thesaurus results for PACT

pact

noun

ˈpakt

Definition of pact

as in treaty

a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples a pact between the two small nations to defend one another in case of attack

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as in agreement

an arrangement about action to be taken they made a pact to meet every week at the same time

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Recent Examples of pact Saudi Arabia recently struck a joint defense pact with Pakistan and Turkey. — NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 Ethos, which has a pact with Netflix, is building a slate from emerging filmmakers that come out of top film festivals, film schools and labs. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 The pact, set up earlier this year, is meant to coordinate defense and security cooperation among the three. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 The two firms had announced their partnership in 2021, after the Japanese company's pact with another Indian company, Future Retail, was terminated. — Priyanka Salve,jenny Lee, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pact

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Nonnuclear European countries will have to agree to finance the development and procurement of new missile systems and possibly airplanes (although not nuclear warheads, which would violate their treaty commitments).

— Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
China does not have a formal extradition treaty with the United States.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Companies are only allowed to disclose them if the agreements are noncancellable.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Of the 13 most competitive Senate races, seven Republicans have expressed skepticism or outright opposition to the agreement that is unlikely to significantly affect high diesel costs contributing to broader inflation.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026