treaty
noun /ˈtriːti/
/ˈtriːti/
(plural treaties)
- a formal agreement between two or more countries
- the Treaty of Rome
- a peace treaty
- to draw up/sign/ratify a treaty
- Under the terms of the treaty, La Rochelle was ceded to the English.
Wordfinder- accord
- ally
- bilateral
- cross-border
- diplomat
- embassy
- international
- rapprochement
- relationship
- treaty
Wordfinder- agreement
- armistice
- ceasefire
- disengage
- negotiate
- peace
- reparations
- surrender
- treaty
- truce
Collocations War and peaceWar and peaceStarting a war- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementc1, War and conflictc1, Politicsc1- A multilateral nuclear test ban treaty was to be signed.
- All the members have voted to ratify the treaty.
- In September 1871 Japan entered into a commercial treaty with China.
- Indonesia was not a party to this treaty.
- The treaty comes into force at midnight on December 31.
- a bilateral treaty between the US and Mexico
- an international treaty on climate change
- the criteria laid down in the treaty
- Twenty-seven countries will sign a treaty to protect the waters of the Caribbean.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- global
- international
- regional
- …
- draft
- draw up
- negotiate
- …
- come into force
- provide for
- guarantee something
- …
- party
- amendment
- changes
- …
- by treaty
- under a/the treaty
- treaty between
- …
- an article of a treaty
- a clause of a treaty
- the provisions of a treaty
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French traite, from Latin tractatus ‘treatise’, from tractare ‘to handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw’.