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treaties

NOUN

agreement, contract

Synonyms

STRONG

accord alliance arrangement bargain bond cartel charter compact concord concordat convention covenant deal entente league negotiation pact reconciliation sanction settlement understanding

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonism disagreement discord misunderstanding refusal

Example Sentences

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There is actually no provision in the Nato treaties to expel a member country.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Lewis and Clark returned to St. Louis that September, but the peace treaties they forged along the rivers would not last.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The Foreign Ministry said Argentina has now completed the withdrawal process within the timeframe stipulated by international treaties.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Many tribal leaders were coerced into signing the original treaties, with limited to no translation support to help them understand what they were signing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

On the other hand, Europeans viewed treaties as legal documents that focused on ending hostilities and as businesslike transactions where “the winner” got something from “the loser.”

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz