a tacit agreement between the three big companiestacitta‧cit /ˈtæsɪt/ adjective 
a tacit agreement between the three big companies—tacitly adverb
WORD ORIGINtacit
Origin:
1600-1700 French tacite, from Latin tacitus, from tacere ‘to be silent’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Roh's remarks indicated a tacit acceptance of the high-level talks.
- Custom, practice and a tacit agreement not to rock the boat did the rest.
- In both cases tacit knowledge and experience is accepted as valid and enhanced and developed.
- It is a tacit acknowledgement that neither office nor a peerage awaits them.
- Locke also suggests that a man's presence in a particular state implies tacit consent to its political system.
- No one actually claims this is how the brain works, but there is a tacit assumption that it might be.
- The language appeared to indicate tacit support for the opposition.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a tacit agreement between the three big companiesCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
tacit agreement, approval, support etc is given without anything actually being said SYN unspoken: a tacit agreement between the three big companies (=one that no one says aloud)· There seemed to be a tacit assumption that they would get married.
(=one that is not given verbally or in writing, but that you feel someone has given)· If you continue to live in a particular state when it is possible to leave, this implies tacit consent to that state’s political system.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· It implies a tacit admission of equality which can be almost priceless.· His enemies imply that his resignation is a tacit admission of guilt.
· Custom, practice and a tacit agreement not to rock the boat did the rest.· In tacit agreement, they separated before reaching the farm.· The response - from tacit agreement to outrage - was enormous ....· It was better to say nothing and to convey, by the quality of her silence, a level of tacit agreement.· When as Chancellor he was preparing to enter in 1985, he said, tacit agreement had been reached with the Bundesbank.· Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
· Even more important was Edward's tacit approval of the use his brother made of his northern power.
· Objections to the tacit assumption of Saint-Venant's principle or the above rule of thumb arise however. 1.· No one actually claims this is how the brain works, but there is a tacit assumption that it might be.
· We now consider what they imply for the analysis of tacit collusion.· In respect of tacit collusion there is far less clarity.· There will always be the problem of trying to infer whether apparently tacit collusion really was well-concealed explicit collusion.
· Locke also suggests that a man's presence in a particular state implies tacit consent to its political system.· By remaining in society, one gives one's tacit consent to it.
· Provenzano's greatest assets are knowledge of the terrain and tacit support in villages and hamlets.· The language appeared to indicate tacit support for the opposition.· The de Maiziëre government was able to continue with the tacit support of the Liberals.· There are a variety of professional associations of doctors, nurses and teachers which give tacit support to the regime.
a tacit agreement between the three big companies—tacitly adverb