treaty

treaty
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. compact, pact, covenant, concordat, entente, agreement.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. agreement, pact, settlement, covenant, compact, cartel, convention, alliance, concordat, charter, sanction, entente, détente, cease-fire, truce, bond, understanding, arrangement, bargain, negotiation, deal*.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
agreement, contract, pact, entente, covenant, compact, deal, alliance, arrangement, mutual understanding, suspension of hostilities, cease-fire.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A formal, usually written settlement between nations: accord, agreement, concord, convention, pact. See AGREE, POLITICS.

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